June 15, 2021

WESM to offer demand-side bidding

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2021, 2:04 PM from Manila Bulletin Distribution utilities (DUs) as well as retail buyers of electricity can soon opt for demand-side bidding at a price that they prefer once that is introduced as […]
June 11, 2021

Erring Gencos facing probe for collusion raps amid continuing brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 10, 2021, 2:54 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) said erring power generation companies (GenCos) are being investigated for possible collusion that resulted in brownouts this year even as it raised […]
May 4, 2021

House bill seeks to ban cross-ownership in power industry

By Gillian M. Cortez – May 2, 2021 | 7:13 pm from Business World HOUSE LEGISLATORS have filed a bill that will ban cross-ownership in the power sector to deter monopolies and anti-competitive behavior in the energy industry. In a […]
April 24, 2021

Gov’t mulls ‘economic sabotage’ raps versus erring power firms

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 23, 2021, 12:15 PM from Manila Bulletin The power generation companies (GenCos) that are experiencing prolonged outages on their generation facilities could face anti-competitive behavior and economic sabotage raps because they have been violating […]