February 18, 2020

3 bidders eyeing Malaya plant sale

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 17, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is counting on the interest of three prospective bidders on its target to eventually divest the 650-megawatt Malaya […]
January 7, 2020

NGCP tariffs seen tracking continuous downtrend

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2020 from Manila Bulletin The pass-on transmission charge of private concessionaire firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been on continuous downtrend in several years – reaching a record low of […]
July 15, 2019

PSALM logs P41.58-B receivables, arrears at P25 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 14, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) logged record receivables of P41.58 billion, the bulk of which at P24.92 billion have been classified as delinquent […]
May 15, 2019

ERC to toughen up surveillance and monitoring at WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 14, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin To prevent gaming and abuse of market power by generation company-trading participants, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has engaged an American firm-consultant so they can toughen up […]