January 20, 2020

DOE to issue rules for green tariffs, auction

By Danessa Rivera – January 20, 2020 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is coming out with rules and programs for the implementation of a green energy tariff and rules for green […]
November 7, 2019

One-third of ‘contestable’ power consumers still unregistered — PEMC

By Victor V. Saulon – November 3, 2019 | 11:06 pm from Business World   UP TO 32% of electricity users that have been certified as “contestable” and can directly buy power from retail suppliers have yet to register in […]
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 […]
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 […]