October 2, 2017

Paleco urged to cut supply pact with nonperforming gencos

By Lenie Lectura – September 28, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Palawan Electric Cooperative (Paleco) was urged to immediately terminate power-supply agreements with under-performing generation companies (gencos). Rotating power outages are still being experienced by customers of Paleco, mainly due to problems with […]
September 21, 2017

NEA wants electric cooperatives to set up micro grids

by Lenie Lectura – September 19, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is crafting a policy meant to fast-track the implementation of the country’s rural electrification program. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said his office strongly proposed that all electric cooperatives (ECs) […]
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 […]
May 22, 2017

Gov’t urged to tap green climate fund for FIT-All subsidy

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 21, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin In lieu of continuous pass-on to consumers of the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) via the electric bills, Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian has recommended that government […]