The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the development of a regulatory framework that will hasten the initial public offering (IPO) of the country’s power generation companies and distribution utilities. The two government agencies...
As global oil prices crashed to $78 per barrel level, Filipino consumers can look forward to hefty rollback in fuel prices next week, especially for diesel and kerosene products, according to the oil companies. Based on the estimates of the industry players, the price of diesel products will have a...
The financial future of Filipino-led Alternergy Holdings Corporation is treading through favorable prospects as it logged net income upturn to P96.98 million in the initial quarter of fiscal year 2024 versus P1.66 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has indicated that transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will still be allowed eventually to recoup costs relating to programmed capital expenditure (capex) projects that were disallowed in the partial rate-setting rendered by...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has tossed the blame on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on its delayed rate-setting; while forthrightly claiming that all of its incurred costs and expenses are ‘legitimate’ and according to the regulatory principles...
The equity sell-down on its Salak and Darajat geothermal power assets in Indonesia had propelled profitability upturn for Ayala-led ACEN Corporation in the first three quarters to P6.6 billion, higher by 59-percent from P4.1 billion in a comparative period last year. In terms of core operating...
Altenergy Tanay Wind Corp. (ATWC) has forged a revenue-sharing agreement with the provincial government of Rizal for a wind power project. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Oct. 10, ATWC, a subsidiary of Alternergy Holdings Corp., announced the signing of a lease contract...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has prescribed a two-tiered review process before the power supply agreements (PSAs) or contracts underwritten via competitive selection process (CSP) could secure regulatory approval. That has been the main stipulation in the new CSP guidelines that was...
The industrial sector has started showing signs of prospective rebound as the drop on energy sales had already narrowed down to 1.0%, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has noted. Sales to manufacturing facilities and key industries, the power firm said, hovered at 10,570...
The allowable revenues of transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been pared by more than half to P183.491Billion, or lower by more than P204 billion from the company’s original claims of P387.803 billion as applied for under its fourth regulatory reset. In a...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has invested in publicly listed Alternergy Holdings Corp., a renewable power pioneer known for its profitability and clean energy vision. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 7, the pension fund for government workers said a total of P1.45 billion was...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ,will be queueing up to P200 billion worth of investments for the gigantic 3,500-megawatt solar farm development that shall be integrated with 4,000-megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage...
