July 7, 2018

ERC vows to reinforce power sector oversight

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – July 6, 2018 from The Manila Times THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) vowed on Thursday to strengthen its supervision of the Philippine power industry to serve its stakeholders better. In a statement, ERC Chairman and […]
July 2, 2018

New entity to handle electricity spot market

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – July 2, 2018 from The Manila Times A new independent entity created to operate the country’s energy spot market is targeting to take over operations of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) by next month. […]
June 29, 2018

Basic Energy to drill Mabini project by end-2018

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – June 29, 2018 from The Manila Times BASIC Energy Corp. is planning to conduct drilling activities in other parts of its Mabini Geothermal Project by the end of the year, its top official said. “We’re […]
June 28, 2018

Govt should be allowed to build LNG plant – official

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – June 27, 2018 from The Manila Times AN Energy official wants a provision allowing the government to take over a private firm’s place if it withdraws from building a planned integrated natural gas (LNG) facility […]