The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has resumed acting on applications for retail electricity supplier (RES) licenses, allowing consumers to exercise their “power of choice” in accordance to the Retail Competition and Open...
In a bid to broaden the participation of electricity generating firms in the country, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is still assessing the revisions in the terms of reference (TOR) of the...
The semiconductor and electronics players have called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to give a clear energy security roadmap for the country, as it cautioned against moves to lift restraining order...
Community mall Water Mart has signed a 4.7 megawatt (MW) power supply contract with Aboitiz Power under the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) scheme. “As we grow our portfolio, we need...
The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and San Beda College-Alabang are the latest addition to organizations lauding the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to impose a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the mandatory...
Power sector watchdog Bantay Kuryente expressed relief over the TRO against the new retail competition and open access (RCOA) policy, as this would have led to a spike in electricity rates. The...
Consumer group CitizenWatch lauded the Supreme Court’s decision to stop the implementation of DOE and ERC’s new retail competition open access (RCOA) policy, which run counter to the objective of the EPIRA...
A partylist group expressed support for the Supreme Court’s decision after the high court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the DOE and ERC’s new retail competition and open access (RCOA)...
The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA) is pushing for the resolution of the temporary restraining order (TRO) passed by Supreme Court against the implementation of the retail competition and open access...
To avoid more delays in implementing the retail competition and open access (RCOA) scheme, the Department of Energy (DOE) is relaxing its policies on consumers’ transition to an open market. Energy Secretary...
