December 19, 2023

ERC plans to raise secondary price cap in the electricity market to lure investors

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 18, 2023, 9:20 pm from manilastandar.net The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) plans to raise the secondary price cap in the spot market to P9.8526 per kilowatt-hour from P6.245 per kWh. It said in […]
July 27, 2023

DOE eyes addition of 8,000 MW of capacity by 2028

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 26, 2023, 8:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy is working to bring in 8,000 megawatts of new power generation capacity by 2028, including 43 percent from renewable projects. “The President stressed […]
July 26, 2023

Power firms laud President’s support for renewables

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 25, 2023, 7:00 pm from manilastandard.net Power industry players on Tuesday lauded the Marcos administration for addressing the country’s growing energy needs through renewable energy and removal of transmission and other regulatory bottlenecks. […]
June 27, 2023

NEA asks ERC to intervene in supply over-contracting by electric coops

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 26, 2023, 6:10 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Electrification Administration asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to intervene in cases of over-contracting of supply by electric cooperatives. NEA administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda requested ERC […]