April 19, 2017

National Grid bares major physical and technological upgrades

by Alena Mae S. Flores – April 18, 2017 at 09:01 pm from Manila Standard Today National Grid Corp. of the Philippines on Tuesday said it has introduced major physical and technological upgrades to aging state-owned lines and facilities since taking over the […]
December 27, 2016

Cusi’s policy play: Non-conformist or enabler? (Part I)

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 26, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The new administration was just barely months into its reign when the energy sector was whipsawed on several fronts – either in the form of rolling brownouts (erm, […]
December 5, 2016

Cusi nixes new feed-in tariff

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 04, 2016 at 09:15 pm from Manila Standard Today Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is not inclined to a third round of feed-in tariff to ease the burden of consumers from high electricity rates. “As long as […]
November 4, 2016

ERC extends FIT-All filing by another 30 days

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 29, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin A one-month extension had been granted for the filing of updated feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) that will be passed on in the consumers’ electric bills next year. That had […]