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Surplus triggers negative WESM prices on holidays, signaling supply-demand imbalance

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reported a rare occurrence of negative average electricity prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) during major holidays, highlighting a significant gap between supply and demand that has broad economic and commercial implications.

DOE presses Meralco on full compliance with power supply deal

The Department of Energy (DOE) is urging Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to strictly comply with all provisions of its power supply agreements (PSAs), particularly the 1,200-megawatt deal with Excellent Energy Resources Inc. (EERI), amid delays in the latter’s plant commissioning and fuel supply readiness.

SMC tops AEV installed power under new ERC capacity limits

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has formally set the 2025 national and regional power capacity limits, reaffirming its regulatory oversight of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001.

ERC declares COA national agency champion for net metering

More participants are seen joining the so-called net-metering program as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) recognized the Commission on Audit (COA) a national agency...

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GCash parent Mynt flat in historic debut

Shares of Mynt Inc., the parent firm behind dominant e-wallet operator GCash, closed unchanged at P6.60 per share during its trading debut Tuesday on the Philippine Stock Exchange, marking a historic milestone as the country's largest initial public offering to date.

Palace delays corn import order amid harvest concerns

Malacañang has deferred signing an executive order on the minimum access volume (MAV) for corn imports, citing concerns that its implementation could undermine local farmers’ earnings during the ongoing harvest season.

Power backup ready for El Niño

The Department of Energy has confirmed it is fully mobilized to safeguard power supply as the Philippines braces for a projected Super El Niño lasting through the first half of 2027, with the driest conditions forecast from November this year to April 2027.

DA moves to support local hog producers amid low farmgate prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up measures to assist local pork producers, who continue to face depressed farmgate prices due to rising imports. Speaking at the Tuesday Club Breakfast Forum in Mandaluyong City, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured stakeholders the agency is exploring every legal option to ease market pressure on domestic hog raisers.

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