August 24, 2017

SC asked to lift order vs power competition

by Alena Mae S. Flores – August 23, 2017 at 08:43 pm from Manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission said Thursday it filed an appeal with the Supreme Court to lift the temporary retraining order on retail competition and open access. ERC officer-in-charge and commissioner […]
August 22, 2017

DOE to bring down RCOA threshold to 500 kilowatts

By Myrna M. Velasco –  August 21, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Breaking power utilities’ service dominance is all up in the agenda of the Department of Energy (DOE) as it is now seriously considering to bring down power retail […]
July 10, 2017

ERC still in a legal bind in resolving RES licenses

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 9, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite “risk of default” raised by retail electricity suppliers (RES), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has admitted that it still has its hands legally tied because of the […]
June 28, 2017

Dominant Power Generators Bat to Keep EPIRA Law with only minor changes.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 June 2017 Should the EPIRA Law of 2001 be Implemented fully with only some minor revisions? Or should it be totally amended or even repealed as called for by the Party-list group Bayan Muna and […]