October 17, 2017

DOE pushes ‘aggregation level’ in power retail competition

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 16, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Aggregation at 500 kilowatts (kW) consumption level, that may include households within contiguous or adjacent areas, would already be the next phase of electricity retail competition and open […]
September 21, 2017

RCOA: The ‘promise and peril’ of electricity consumers’ choice (Second of Two Parts)

by Myrna M. Velasco –  September 20, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The legal skirmish hobbling retail competition in the power sector had been a fodder to the industry’s anguish – affecting not only the electricity suppliers but primarily the […]
September 21, 2017

RCOA: The ‘promise and peril’ of electricity consumer’s choice (Part I)

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 20, 2017, 12:22 PM from Manila Bulletin Retail competition and open access policy – or simply the RCOA, has arrived more than 10 years late.  Yet we sigh, its promise of ‘freedom of choice’ remains […]
August 26, 2017

ERC files new motion seeking to lift High Court TRO on RCOA

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 25, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has recently filed a motion with the Supreme Court seeking the lifting of its temporary restraining order (TRO) against the enforced rules of […]