June 11, 2021

DOE seeks government return to power generation business

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking government’s return to power generation business to primarily serve the power system’s requirement for reserves or ancillary services. Energy Secretary […]
December 7, 2020

PSALM divests 2 real estate assets via negotiated deal

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 6, 2020, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is gaining traction on its divestment of real estate assets, with it successfully clinching buyers for the Loboc […]
October 31, 2020

‘No disconnection’ policy to save consumers from ‘Christmas brownouts’

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 30, 2020, 1:29 PM from Manila Bulletin Filipino consumers will be spared from worrying over electricity service interruptions or brownouts during the Christmas holidays, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) formalized its order of […]
October 30, 2020

ERC extending till year-end no-disconnection policy

By Lenie Lectura – October 30, 2020 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered distribution utilities (DUs) on Thursday to observe a no-disconnection policy  until end-2020 for the  nonpaying customers whose monthly consumption is less than 200 kilowatt hour […]