June 2, 2022

ERC amends 2006 OATS rules

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 2, 2022 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has amended the Open Access Transmission Service (OATS) rules to synchronize with the commission’s existing rules. ERC Chairperson and CEO Agnes VST Devanadera said the […]
May 9, 2022

DOE reassures public of ‘brownout-free’ elections

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 6, 2022, 4:24 PM from Manila Bulletin The outgoing officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) are reassuring the public of brownout-free elections on Monday, May 9, so the integrity of the ballots that […]
April 5, 2022

Arayat-Mexico solar power farm exported to grid in March

BY LENIE LECTURA – APRIL 4, 2022 from Business Mirror THE 72-megawatt (MW) Arayat-Mexico solar power farm of Citicore Power Inc. and AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) started exporting power to the grid last month. The 72 MW solar farm is […]
March 2, 2022

‘Special settlement’ eyed for VisMin power link-up

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 1, 2022, 3:44 PM from Manila Bulletin A “special settlement arrangement” is being firmed up for the trading of capacity in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) for the scheduled energization of the P52-billion […]