October 5, 2017

ERC okays P30.6-million WESM budget for Mindanao in 2017

By Lenie Lectura – October 3, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a preoperating budget of P30.6 million for the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao for 2017. The budget approved for the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. […]
May 15, 2017

Tax issues make retail electricity costly

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 7, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Several unresolved tax issues of the power industry have been dumping add-on costs to the supposedly competitive retail segment of the restructured electricity sector, making it a […]
May 15, 2017

Creating the Kind of ERC the Country Needs

Part 2 David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 May 2017 The Energy Regulatory Commission had not been providing the kind of power sector regulation and oversight that assure the provision of power supply services at fair and reasonable rates. It is […]
May 3, 2017

Wanted: A Clear Energy Mix Strategy for the Country from DOE

David Celestra Tan, MSK 1 May 2017 One of the most critical functions of the Department of Energy is to provide a prescient Energy Mix strategy for power supply development.  And one of the expensive lessons learned since the power […]