February 2, 2017

DOE, ERC eye WESM power price-cap adjustment amid Malampaya shutdown

By Lenie Lectura – February 1, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is currently evaluating if there is a need to adjust the price ceiling on power traded at the spot market. This, after the energy department raised the possibility […]
January 25, 2017

More ‘data defects’ turn up in FIT-backed solar energy projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 24, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With the Department of Energy (DOE) stepping up its review of the “validation data” on completion of solar farm developments under the second wave feed-in-tariff (FIT) race, more […]
January 23, 2017

DOE blinks on mandatory power retail competition, open access

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 21, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) will likely change its mind on the mandatory implementation of the retail competition and open access (RCOA) for end-users with lower limit usage […]
January 18, 2017

WESM Dec. 2016 billing rate lowest since January 2011–PEMC

By Lenie Lectura – January 7, 2017 from Business Mirror Market prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) went down to P2.28 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for the December 2016 billing period, the lowest since January 2011. Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) said […]