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 […]
May 15, 2017

ERC hit for inaction on feed-in tariff payments

by Alena Mae S. Flores – May 12, 2017 at 09:28 pm from Manila Standard Today Senator Sherwin Gatchalian slammed the Energy Regulatory Commission for its “regulatory inaction” that has resulted in a P6.6-billion backlog payment to renewable energy developers in the form […]
April 17, 2017

Fuel, power and cash

By Lenie Lectura –  April 16, 2017 from Business Mirror THE government’s share from the energy-resource development fund, commonly known as the Malampaya fund, reached P13.43 billion in 2016, slightly lower than the P14.32 billion recorded a year earlier. Based on […]
January 9, 2017

Gatchalian seeks bill on ‘competitive’ power cost

by Alena Mae S. Flores – January 08, 2017 at 07:25 pm from Manila Standard Today Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for a legislation that will standardize the competition selection process for distribution utilities and electric cooperatives. “In our consultations, it is a […]