The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has escalated its crackdown on alleged mismanagement within electric cooperatives by filing formal cases against erring officials before the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ formally received...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) clears that the landmark agreement on the “peaceful uses” of nuclear energy between the Philippines and the United States is consistent with existing legal frameworks. In a...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is proposing stronger penalties and implementing jail provisions in the proposed revisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) 2001. ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta claimed that...
Renewable energy investments in the country are not subject to the Constitution’s 40% foreign ownership restriction, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. In an opinion released over the weekend, the DOJ opined...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has allowed the National Power Corp. (NAPOCOR) to acquire bank loans to support its operations. In a statement from the Department of Energy (DOE), the DOJ stated...
Malacanang has ordered the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to help the Department of Energy (DOE) in its investigation of 17 generation companies...
The Department of Energy (DOE) wants to penalize power generating companies (gencos) and is even looking to file cases against them for the unplanned outages that led to the Red and Yellow...
Anti-competitive and even “economic sabotage” charges possibly await generating companies (gencos) whose power plants have had prolonged outages, especially during the peak demand period, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). During...
