October 2, 2020

NGCP’s Attempts to Connect Mindoro and Palawan to Its Franchise Area of Luzon Not Totally Objectionable but must be Done Right, and over a Right Transition Period (Part 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 September 2020   Continuation CONCERNS OF CONSUMERS 1. MSK as a consumer advocacy group is notper se againstthe idea of inter-connecting these two large off-grid islands to the main grid and Luzon. It just needs […]
June 16, 2020

Extension sought on waived P47 convenience fee of Meralco

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 15, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin An extension of the waived P47 convenience fee (CF) for online payments to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) was sought, so this could come as added financial relief […]
December 25, 2017

Inoperative ERC damaging to the energy sector—PIPPA

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 24, 2017 at 06:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc., the country’s association of power generators, warned that the absence of a functioning Energy Regulatory Commission will be devastating to […]
September 7, 2017

ERC: Paltry budget to destabilize power

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 06, 2017 at 07:35 pm  from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday appealed the decision of the House of Representatives to allocate just P1,000 for the agency’s 2018 budget, saying it […]