Newly-designated Chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is advocating for "exchange programs" with peers in the Southeast Asian region, so the country could elevate its level of regulations in the power industry to higher standards. In her assumption of office at the ERC’s helm,...
Prime Infrastructure, the energy investment arm of the Razon group, will be joining the growing retail electricity suppliers (RES) catering to the power needs of contestable customers, or the segment of end-users that can directly negotiate or contract with their preferred service providers....
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), said legal questions still hound the claim of Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) that it was already duly sanctioned by the high court as...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP), the operating entity of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), is planning to stop collecting market fees from trading participants if no coordination could still be established with the board of the Philippine...
Newly-designated Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta is being prodded this early to "prioritize the welfare" of Filipino consumers in her new role as chief regulator in the restructured electricity sector; instead of bowing down to the wishes of her former corporate...
The Office of the President has released on Wednesday, Aug. 3, the appointment papers of the new Energy Regulatory Commission chairperson lawyer Monalisa Carneo Dimalanta, who served as chief legal counsel and compliance Officer of Aboitiz Power Corporation prior to her appointment. Dimalanta, an...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP), the power investment arm of San Miguel Corporation, logged colossal losses of P15 billion on the electricity generation operation of its power plants due to surging fuel prices in the world market and is now batting for rate hikes so it can partly...
With an instruction from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the new leadership at the Department of Energy (DOE) will push for amendments in Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) that will primarily focus on strengthening the role of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
Presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos refused to stand idle as his constituents continued to bear the brunt of costly electricity. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and ERC Commissioner Alexis Lumbatan (Facebook) That's why, when Marcos had the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is scheduling next month series of public hearings on the P2.344 billion worth of capital expenditures (capex) that power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be utilizing to install new facilities as well as relocate its assets that will be...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera has called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to offer more refunds and rebates to consumers, on top of the long-sought unbundling of fuel prices. “If there are any more refund or rebate...
The Supreme Court (SC) showed its "balanced" views and "modesty" when it recognized the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) mandate to determine power rates, a former House of Representatives member said. (Kai Gradert/ Unsplash) “The SC decision balances industry stakeholders’ interests. It...
