Author Archives: LM Staff

Transition from energy poverty to energy abundance and the OIEA

Last Tuesday, May 26, I attended the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum...

Philippines now China’s 2nd biggest market for solar panels

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is now China’s second-largest export market for solar panels, as...

Meralco files petition for P9 billion refund

MANILA — Meralco confirmed on Thursday that it has filed 2 petitions to implement a...

Japan, Philippines partner to build strategic oil reserves amid geopolitical risks

MANILA — The Department of Energy said Japan and the Philippines have agreed to strengthen...

RLC eyes wider rooftop solar system rollout across its malls

MANILA, Philippines – Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) is looking to expand rooftop solar installations across...

Nomura downgrades Philippine growth outlook amid energy, inflation risks

Nomura Holdings Inc., a Japanese investment and brokerage giant, has significantly downgraded its economic outlook...

TransCo joins UST engineering advisory body

The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) has joined the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of...

ERC to revisit power reserve requirements to respond to demand spikes

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Tuesday floated the possibility of tweaking power reserve requirements...

Amid outages, ERC eyes higher power reserve rules

FOLLOWING the rotating brownouts in several provinces and Metro Manila, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...

ERC signals possible extension of GEA-All suspension

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will recommend extending the suspension of the collection of the...