Energy Regulatory Commission Chairperson and CEO Agnes VST Devanadera applauded the recent enactment into law of R.A 11039 or “The Electric Cooperatives Resiliency Act.” “The Electric Cooperatives Resiliency Act is a welcome...
A total of 354 gasoline stations and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) outlets were found in violation of industry rules of the downstream sector. In a focused inspection by the Department of Energy...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) needs at least P 25 billion to finalize the rural electrification project which will cover 2.4 million households nationwide. The government needs about P 5.2 billion to...
The National Power Corp. (Napocor) filed a petition with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for an additional P0.0768/kWh in the universal charge for missionary electrification (UCME) next year. The government-owned firm is...
Women belong in the energy sector. This was the message of the Department of Energy in its 3rd ENEReady Program with the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. The “Breaking Gender Stereotypes in...
State-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) approved 24/7 electricity service in Tawi-Tawi in order to open the province for more sustainable economic development. This week, Napocor launched round-the-clock commercial operations for three power...
Electric cooperatives in Samar and Laguna were fined P100,000 each due to failure to remit on time their collected feed-in tariff allowance (FIT-All) to funds administrator National Transmission Corp. (TransCo). The Energy...
Energy Chief Alfonso Cusi signed the general guidelines for the implementation of the Pantawid Pasada Program yesterday, providing qualified franchise holders of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) with fuel vouchers . Cusi said...
Price hikes recorded in June for select consumer items will likely result in increased electricity rates. This was the opinion of some power firm execs as the country reels from recent changes...
In a bid to cut red tape and facilitate ease of doing business with the government, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has launched a short-term program for efficiency. Dubbed as ERC’s 5Es,...
