The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was urged to undertake virtual public consultations on its “no disconnection policy” for the power industry, so consumers and the distribution utilities (DUs) would not keep guessing how this particular rule would be enforced....
The forthcoming maintenance schedule of the Malampaya gas production facility next month is expected to trigger hikes in the electricity bills that will be dispatched to Filipino consumers around Christmas time. The Malampaya gas field uses an innovative and sustainable deepwater technology for...
Roughly 2.77 million lifeline customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience discounts ranging from P114 to P206 in their electric bills next month, in line with the utility firm’s implementation of part of the sanctions enforced upon it by the Energy Regulatory Commission. Based...
A proposed Natural Gas Industry Bill in the Senate is eyeing to enforce two-tiered permitting for liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals to clearly demarcate if the facility is for the own-use of the owner and operator; and a separate permit is required if it targets to market the gas...