The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has thumbed down the plea of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for amendments in the rules for transmission rate-setting. The regulatory body has rendered that decision based on the petition of the transmission firm that was lodged in...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be pursuing a ‘comprehensive study’ to assess the impact as well as technical intricacies in the power system if the threshold for retail competition in the restructured electricity sector will be brought down to 100 kilowatts (kW) from currently at...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the withdrawal of application for the power supply agreements (PSA) that had been jointly agreed to be terminated by parties-in-interest Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and the subsidiary-companies of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp (SMGP) of the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Saturday, Oct. 14 to swiftly approve on time the power supply agreements (PSAs) between distribution utilities (DUs) and generation companies to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity at affordable rates for the...
Via its continuing caravan, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has already started scrutiny of the power supply agreements (PSAs) underwritten by servicing power utilities in the off-grid domains or those that are not physically connected to the main grid. The examination of the power supply...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued its revised rules on the issuance of certificate of compliance (COC) or the license that will govern the standards, requirements as well as procedures in the operations of power plants in the country – primarily the greenfield or new electric...
Private concessionaire firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking all-out support from the national and local government agencies for permitting and right-of-way (ROW) acquisitions, so it can speed up the development of the P14.03-billion Batangas-Mindoro Interconnection...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has already kicked off focus group discussion (FGD) and preliminary studies for the next round of green energy auction (GEA) that will integrate both renewable energy-generated capacities and energy storage systems. According to ERC Chairperson Monalisa C....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, October 3 urged energy officials to implement game-changing reforms to reduce energy costs and alleviate the burden of electricity consumers. For one, Hontiveros said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and other private distribution...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation is expanding the base of its customers that have been availing of refund for their bill deposits, in compliance with the mandate of the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a statement to the media, MORE Power indicated that at least 175 customers already...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued higher feed-in-tariff (FIT) of P6.1110 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for run-of-river (ROR) hydropower facilities that will fill up the balance of the prescribed 250 megawatts cap for this renewable energy (RE) technology. The newly enforced FIT for ROR...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) issued advisory to relevant industry stakeholders that it will be holding new round of public consultations on the guidelines underpinning the competitive selection process (CSP) policy being enforced on the distribution utilities (DUs) and electric...
