The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said electricity consumers have the legal right to witness the testing of their meters before being penalized by distribution utilities (DUs) for alleged illegal use of electricity....
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is proposing sweeping reforms to the country’s behind-the-meter programs, seeking to speed up approvals, reduce costs, and widen consumer access to net-metering and distributed energy resources (DER)...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved Resolution No. 22, Series of 2026, standardizing how Distribution Utilities (DUs) compute, monitor, and report transmission and ancillary service charges. The resolution adopts a Uniform...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has released draft rules that seek to accelerate renewable energy deployment in the country’s off-grid areas, a move aimed at lowering electricity costs, reducing reliance on diesel...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is proposing a new framework requiring prior review of Terms of Reference (TOR) for Competitive Selection Processes (CSP) before distribution utilities and the System Operator can publish...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is ramping up efforts to prepare the country’s electricity distribution utilities (DUs) for the eventual integration of nuclear power, highlighting the sector’s critical role in delivering future...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended the temporary suspension of the Green Energy Auction Allowance (GEA-All) for another two months, allowing electricity consumers to avoid paying the renewable energy charge in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has clarified that the Lifeline Subsidy and the Green Energy Auction Allowance (GEA-All) are not subject to value-added tax (VAT) and withholding tax, confirming their treatment...
The Meralco Power Academy (MPA) has expanded its industry-academe initiative to Mindanao, engaging over 1,000 engineering students from Mindanao State University–General Santos (MSU-GenSan) in a lecture series focused on grid modernization, digital...
The Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered distribution utilities (DUs) to submit detailed reports on significant generation cost increases, following the declaration of a State of National Energy Emergency under Executive Order No....
