February 11, 2020

ERC pushes ‘stricter scrutiny’ of power plants’ outages

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 10, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will “uncompromisingly” dissect the root causes of forced outages of power plants, especially at periods when supply-demand condition traverses critical levels. ERC […]
February 11, 2020

MRC Allied to expand energy portfolio in 2020

By Lenie Lectura -February 11, 2020 from Business Mirror MRC Allied Inc. is gearing up to expand its energy portfolio this year, its top official said Monday. MRC Allied President and CEO Augusto Cosio Jr. is leading the company’s new management team, whose […]
February 11, 2020

ERC sets hearings on NGCP’s petition for Lapu-Lapu project

By Lenie Lectura -February 11, 2020 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is set to start hearings on the application of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) for the approval of the proposed Lapu-Lapu 230-kilovolt (kV) […]
February 10, 2020

ERC rejects DOE price scheme for renewable-energy auction

By Lenie Lectura -February 10, 2020 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) does not agree with the Department of Energy (DOE) that there should be a preapproved rate for renewable energy (RE), which will be the cap for […]