Low-income households are set to receive a full discount on their monthly electricity bills under a new uniform subsidy structure aimed at streamlining relief for the country’s most vulnerable consumers. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced on Friday, Jan. 30, that qualified...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has authorized the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to proceed with the ₱11.4 billion interconnection project designed to stabilize power supply on Siargao Island. In a formal notice, the industry regulator greenlit the Claver-Siargao...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Tuesday, January 13 called on the government to intervene to address a brewing sugar crisis as mill gate prices slide below production costs. Zubiri said farmers are having a hard time recovering with the rising prices of farm inputs, thus,...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving to overhaul the nation’s power landscape in 2026, pledging to clear a long-standing case backlog and finalize pricing for emerging technologies like offshore wind to lower costs for households. In a statement, ERC Chairperson Francis Saturnino Juan...
While Filipinos are being told to feast on crumbs for a ₱500 noche buena this Christmas, how can anyone expect us to stomach a power capacity addition that will compel consumers to pay a gut-wrenching ₱14 per kWh for offshore wind? This energy source is being served like a luxury entrée to a...
With just a month left in 2025, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving to wrap up several major pending regulatory cases. In an interview, ERC Chairperson Francis Saturnino Juan listed unresolved matters concerning the grid, transmission, and energy storage systems (ESS). “The major...
Ramon Ang-led Petron Corp. is moving forward with plans to connect its 184.4-megawatt (MW) Refinery Solid Fuel-Fired Boiler (RSFFB) project to the national grid by developing its own point-to-point facilities. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved Petron’s application to own and develop...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered all distribution utilities (DUs) to suspend power line disconnections until the end of the year, following the devastation wrought by Typhoons “Tino” and “Uwan.” In an advisory, the ERC stated that residential and non-residential customers...
Electricity consumers may see another round of power-bill increases as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced the resumption of the Universal Charge-Environmental Charge (UC-EC) collection. In an advisory Friday, Nov. 7, the ERC reinstated the ₱0.0025 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) UC-EC, five...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving to create a uniform national lifeline subsidy rate (UNLSR) that would fund 100 percent electricity bill discounts for low-income households. In a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the agency announced that it is seeking to establish a national lifeline...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has eased share listing deadlines and requirements for power generation companies amid widespread difficulty among smaller firms in meeting a decades-old public offering mandate (POR). In a briefing, ERC Chairperson Francis Saturnino Juan said the commission...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved an increase in the Feed-in-Tariff Allowance (FIT-All) rate, starting next month, which will slightly raise power bills to generate sufficient funds for paying renewable energy (RE) developers. In a briefing on Monday, Oct. 20, ERC Chairperson...
