August 21, 2024

Meralco to hold auction for 1,000-MW baseload supply

By Lenie Lectura – August 21, 2024 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said Tuesday it will resume the competitive selection process (CSP) for its 1,000-megawatt (MW) supply requirement. In a bid bulletin for the CSP of 600 […]
July 22, 2024

ERC asked to scrutinize terms of Meralco auction

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – July 22, 2024 from Business World The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was urged on Sunday to temporarily halt the Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) auction for an additional 600 megawatts (MW) of power, with a lawmaker […]
September 26, 2022

Power shortage too?

DEMAND AND SUPPLY By Boo Chanco – September 26, 2022 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star Duterte appointed a politician with no background in the sector as secretary of energy. Six years of neglect is starting to haunt us. Two […]
July 5, 2022

SC strikes down ERC regulation on power mart

By Rey E. Requejo – July 5, 2022, 12:20 am from manilastandard.net The Supreme Court has nullified the order issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) that regulated the prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) for the supply […]