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  1. THE Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation operates the country’s largest coal mine on Semirara Island, Antique, under Operating Contract No. 5, which is set to expire on 14 July 2027.

    Semirara coal supply at risk by July 2027

    The Department of Energy is being urged to resolve the contested requirements pertaining to the bidding of the mine being operated by Semirara Mining and Power…

  2. Gov’t drops system loss VAT

    Gov’t drops system loss VAT

    The tax didn’t fix the thing it made more expensive. Why are we so much better at collecting for stolen electricity than stopping it from being stolen?

  3. BIR removes vat from system loss charge

    BIR removes vat from system loss charge

    ‘For consumers, the practical effect is straightforward: Once the new rules become effective, VAT will no longer be imposed on the allowable system loss…

  4. IF an Energy Regulatory Commission resolution declaring the System Loss Charge as a government-mandated pass-through cost that should not form part of the gross receipts of generation companies, the NGCP and DUs,  for purposes of the 12 percent VAT under the National Internal Revenue Code gets the nod of the BIR, the VAT on the system loss charge will be scrapped, giving immediate and direct relief to electricity users nationwide.

    ERC ruling puts system loss outside VAT net

    An ERC-issued resolution declares allowable system loss charge an inherent government-mandated pass-through cost that does not form part of the gross sales of…

  5. MERALCO customers will save nearly a peso per kilowatt hour on their electric bills this month from generation and distribution cuts.

    Meralco announces cut for August bills

    Meralco said they are hoping that the downward adjustment will bring relief to Meralco customers, especially with the lower overall demand observed in the…

  6. Best time for refund

    Best time for refund

    The ERC decision to implement a refund for consumers comes in direct response to numerous longstanding complaints about the continuous increase in electricity…

  7. SoNA come-lately

    SoNA come-lately

    Quick research shows that Meralco loses about 5.72 percent of the electricity passing through its system, still below the government’s allowable limit of 6.5…

  8. Populist promise, unfunded mandate

    Populist promise, unfunded mandate

    Filipinos have every right to be angry that they’re being billed for electricity siphoned off by illegal connections their utility failed to police.