The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) maintained on Wednesday, Jan. 10 that after the unplanned outage of Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC) Unit 1, the system remained normal and stable before the multiple plant shutdowns that led to the blackout. National Grid Corporation of the Philippines...
Motorists will soon experience barrierless toll gates on all expressways in Luzon once the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) implements the full cashless transactions by June or July this year. TRB Executive Director Alvin Carullo said they have already started conducting dry-runs for what he calls...
Possible sanctions are being explored by the government against the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and operators of several power plants for the power outage in Panay Island and other parts of Western Visayas. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta...
The government is eyeing possible sanctions against the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) and several power plant operators over the massive power blackouts in Western Visayas that affected schools, businesses, and livelihoods, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said. ...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that the supply of electricity has been restored in Panay Island in the Western Visayas as the power plant in the region resumed operation on Friday, Jan. 5. Citing an interview with Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta,...
President Marcos has ordered the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to promptly complete the reset of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) rates, following the island-wide blackout in Western Visayas since January 2. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) Marcos...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) are working to make sure the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) takes responsibility for the long power outage in the Panay Islands. In a briefing on Friday, Jan. 5, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said that the...
To overcome backlog on system impact studies (SIS) for targeted massive renewable energy (RE) installations as well as for other power projects in the country, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has enforced processes on the accreditation of third party-entities that will aid system operator...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) continues to observe the charges made by generation companies (GenCos) collected from consumers by distribution utilities (DU). The ERC said that this year's generation rates showed stability, but noticed an imbalance between the global coal price reduction...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is aiming for timely approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) on the terms of reference (TOR) for its targeted competitive selection process (CSP) on planned capacity procurements, so it can spare its roughly 8.0 million customers from wobbly...
The jurisdiction of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on resolving contractual disputes involving retail electricity suppliers (RES) has been affirmed in a ruling rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA), including its power to issue cease and desist orders. The decision of the 11th division of...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be issuing amended terms of reference (TOR) for its competitive selection process (CSP) on the targeted 1,800-megawatt capacity procurement that is scheduled for tenders-submission on December 27 this year. In a briefing with reporters,...
