June 23, 2018

‘At Seventeen’: On the anniversary of Epira, have we learned the truth about the power sector?

By Lenie Lectura – June 23, 2018 from Business Mirror In Photo: The Pagbilao coal-fired power plant in Quezon. SEVENTEEN years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, or Republic Act 9136, was enacted into law, have […]
April 24, 2018

DOE seeks ERC’s priority action on 4 key measures

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 23, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Following the injunctive relief rendered by the Court of Appeals on the four Commissioners, it shall be ‘business as usual’ for the Energy Regulatory Commission – thus, […]
April 13, 2018

DOE may snatch ERC’s ‘licensing role’ on retail power suppliers

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 12, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With the never-ending dilemmas that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had been getting enmeshed with, the Department of Energy (DOE) is now intending to take hold of […]
February 17, 2018

ERC struggling on resolving more than 1,000 case backlogs

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin It will be a tightrope walk still for the power industry when it comes to cornering regulatory approvals on pending petitions and applications with the Energy Regulatory […]