June 19, 2017

Shakeup in energy sector: Stakeholders highlight need to keep Epira, with some provisions revised

By Lenie Lectura – June 18, 2017  from Business Mirror Sixteen years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001 was enacted into law, industry stakeholders observed more private-sector involvement in the energy industry, ushering in new power projects that […]
June 13, 2017

Solon wants legal opinion on Epira

by Alena Mae S. Flores – June 11, 2017 at 07:01 pm from Manila Standard Today Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has sought the legal opinion of the Joint Congressional Power Commission on retail competition and open access, which suffered a setback due to a […]
June 7, 2017

Power retailers fear ‘default’ with unresolved RCOA issues

By Myrna M. Velasco – 6, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin On the back of protracted legal skirmish on the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) policy, firms affiliated with the Retail Electricity Suppliers Association, Inc. (RESA) have sounded off […]
May 19, 2017

Citicore Energy entices customers to source power from subsidiary

By Lenie Lectura – May 18, 2017 from Business Mirror CITICORE Energy Solutions Inc. (Cesi) said on Wednesday it is in talks to lure in potential customers to source power from the subsidiary of Citicore Power Inc. (CPI). “Cesi is currently active in […]