In the bid of President Marcos for secure and reliable power supply in the country as he declared in his State of the Nation Address (SONA), leading player Aboitiz Power Corporation forthrightly stated that it will opt for a mix of conventional generating assets, renewable energy (RE) and the...
By MYRNA VELASCO The grinding task of ensuring ‘fair and transparent’ trading outcomes in the electricity reserve market has been tossed as a responsibility of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which is also the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot...
At least eight companies are eyeing to corner the 600-megawatt capacity that is slated for auction by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to beef up its supply portfolio starting August next year. In a pre-bid conference on Thursday (July 4), the Filipino-owned companies which...
The deferred pass-on of generation charges that was ordered by regulators could reflexively inflate electricity rates to be reflected in the bills this month, hence, the customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are being prompted to brace for highly probable hike in rates that they shall be...
ACEN Corporation of the Ayala group and multilateral lending firm Asian Development Bank (ADB) have solidified their partnership in the “green power revolution” sphere, as the latter has switched on its renewable energy (RE) supply sourcing to the Ayala firm. The bank will procure 100 percent...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which serves as the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), has elected its new set of board of directors and officers that will help oversee the operations of the country’s power spot market. The reconstituted board...
In a surprising turnaround, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced a substantial reduction in June electricity rates for its customers, following an order from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to stagger the collection of generation costs from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Marker (WESM)....
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered all distribution utilities (DUs) in the Luzon and Visayas grids to delay charging consumers preliminary generation charges. In a statement, ERC said on Tuesday, June 10, that DUs should wait until the release of the final statement (FS) by the...
Businessman Ramon S. Ang fearlessly tackled the issue of high electricity and fuel prices in the country compared to its neighbors during the Philippine Economic Briefing on Monday, May 27. Ang, widely known as RSA, used the panel discussions at the forum, which included Budget Secretary Amenah...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has directed the suspension of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) for the Luzon Region effective Monday afternoon, May 27, due to insufficient generation capacity in the grid. In a statement, ERC said the decision to suspend WESM operations followed...
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A subsidiary of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. is joining the league of players that are out to dismantle the incumbency and dominance of franchised power utilities, as it also secured a license to offer supply and service as a retail electricity supplier (RES) in the restructured...
