As the generation companies (GenCos) miserably faltered with their relentless forced outages during the summer months, President Marcos has profoundly cheered the P160 billion worth of completed transmission projects of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in his...
The uptrend in the tariff of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in its July billing will strain its customers’ household budgets, but a survey of selected power utilities in various parts of the country would show that its rate hike is still leaner versus peer-distribution firms. Meralco announced...
The US government is amenable to firming up an agreement on taking back ‘spent fuel’ that had already been irradiated once fissioned or burnt in reactor for nuclear technologies that American suppliers will be deploying to the Philippines. In a roundtable discussion with the Philippine media,...
Senator Grace Poe welcomed the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board's (LTFRB) directive to allow unconsolidated jeepneys and UV express units to operate in some routes. "It's a win-win situation: ensuring adequate transportation for commuters on one hand, and providing drivers...
By MYRNA M. VELASCO End-users shifting to the net metering scheme on gaining electricity service had grown by more than double last year and has been sustaining its escalated pace, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a presentation to the media, ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta...
By Myrna M. Velasco Investors on pipelined offshore wind developments in the country are amenable to a P10 to P16 per kilowatt hour (kWh) prospective reserve price for contracted capacity on their projects once the green energy auction (GEA) for the technology will be carried out by the Department...
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to address the longstanding problem of faulty RFID systems, which had been causing traffic jams in several expressways. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services, expressed concern following complaints that the scanners...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has slapped Isabela II Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) with P2.0 million penalty due to its failure to validate the generation charges it passed on to its customers and for not complying with required fuel audit process. The regulatory body stipulated that the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) decision to approve Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) refund scheme in 2022 alleviated the effects of the pandemic on its consumers. Marciano G. Delson, dean of San Beda University’s College of Law, said that by granting Meralco’s actual...
(Unsplash) The confusion and misinformation on the rate-setting process of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and other power distributors in the country are all the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) fault. Thus, said Cagayan de...
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved a 30-day toll holiday for all exits of the Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) starting from July 1, 2024. In a statement, Raul L. Ignacio, Cavite Infrastructure Corp. (CIC) president and general manager announced the implementation of the toll holiday...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) forthrightly stated that it can deliver more transmission projects to commercial completion if approvals of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on its cost recoveries for invested capital could be granted promptly. “With...
