The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is advancing the Philippine Grid Code (PGC) 2026 Edition to upgrade grid standards, strengthen system reliability, and support the integration of more renewable energy and emerging technologies into the transmission system.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Tuesday welcomed a legislative inquiry into its billing dispute policies but denied reports that it requires consumers to pay disputed bills in full before seeking relief from the commission.

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) as it pushes faster adoption of renewable energy.

Topline Equity Corporation, through subsidiary Topline Offshore Inc., has launched Aesen Topline Offshore Corp., a joint venture with Singapore-based Aesen Pte. Ltd., to deliver integrated maritime solutions for the country’s growing offshore wind, offshore energy, marine civil construction, and maritime infrastructure sectors.

Manila Water Company and Laguna Water have shifted a combined 53 facilities to electricity sourced from 100% renewable energy (RE) under the expanded Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).

GAPAN, Nueva Ecija — Meralco PowerGen Corp., the power generation arm of Manila Electric Co., and its partners on Tuesday inaugurated Phase 1 of MTerra Solar, the first phase of what is set to become the world’s largest integrated solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system on a single site.

MTERRA Solar, touted as the world’s largest integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS), is now ready to fulfill its 600-megawatt (MW) mid-merit power supply agreement (PSA) with the Manila Electric Company (Meralco).

The Department of Energy (DOE) said its recalibration of the Fifth Round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5) for offshore wind will include transmission capacity simulations, project-readiness validation, and possible amendments to the auction’s Terms of Reference (TOR).

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 Department of Energy will proceed with the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5) within the third quarter, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said Monday, days after the agency suspended proceedings under the program to align its timelines with project readiness.