Myrna M. Velasco
Rough ride on ‘reserve prices’ for RE investors
April 20, 2025 9:23 pm
Holy Week brought solemn reflection to many—but for renewable energy (RE) investors, it delivered preliminary Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) flagellation—that’s via a savage preview of green energy auction reserve (GEAR) prices that could nail their green dreams to the regulatory cross and may also render their financial forecasts bleeding.
ERC issues preliminary reserve prices for 4th RE capacity auction
April 15, 2025 2:10 am
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has dropped its preliminary verdict on reserve prices that will prospectively guide investors on forward decision whether or not to inject capital in the next wave of renewable energy (RE) capacities to be offered in the fourth Green Energy Auction (GEA-4) that the Department of Energy (DOE) will be administering this year.
Shifting the burden: Are GenCos ready for transmission investments, too?
April 13, 2025 9:44 pm
Roughly 6,000 to 7,000-megawatt (MW) capacity ramp up is expected in the next two years, yet grid development is still stuck in the slow lane and woefully unprepared to handle the influx. Now, the government wants to pass the burden to power producers, especially the renewable energy (RE) investors—but how ready are they to gamble with such added investment risks?
Last gasps or new glory: Malampaya's 'critical test' is coming
April 06, 2025 10:10 pm
For years, Malampaya has been like a reality show where nobody knows if there's still gas left—just a lot of suspense and expert "guesses." But this year, the season finale may finally drop—and it's interesting to see if we'd struck energy gold or we're up for a frustrating plot twist.
Women energy leaders and their ‘icons of influence’
March 30, 2025 9:54 pm
The energy sector has traditionally been a man’s world, but women didn’t just knock on the door, they entered the room and are changing the leadership spectrum in this arena.