May 18, 2018

PH nuclear legal framework ‘insufficient’

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – May 18, 2018 from The Manila Times THE Philippines has no sufficient legal framework to tap nuclear energy as a power source, a lawmaker said on Thursday. “All the gaps in our nuclear-energy legal framework […]
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 […]
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 […]