2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1411+ words) Vietnam’s pilot two-component tariff separates charges into: (i) capacity, based on maximum demand (kW); and (ii) energy, based on consumption (kWh), to improve cost reflectivity and reduce inefficient peaks. The pilot is a retail-demand reform, not a generator-remuneration reform. A…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (358+ words) Authority says electricity charges recovered without any markup or profit, including for HVAC and common areas, can be excluded from the value of maintenance services The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that electricity charges recovered by…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (190+ words) In this webinar, Josefina Enfedaque and Alban Kellerbauer from the ERC Executive Agency will guide prospective applicants through the 2027 ERC funding opportunities and explain the main changes they should be aware of.The webinar will cover:ERC funding opportunities under…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (179+ words) The Philippines and the United States formally signed a USD 60 million energy reform grant on Sept. 10, advancing a previously approved program aimed at improving power-sector governance, reliability, and investment conditions. Finance Secretary Frederick Go and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Lee…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (446+ words) Nagoya, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday that its retail unit had overcharged more than five million customers for over two years due to cost calculation errors. The overcharges, found at Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., affected…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (384+ words) Qualified export-oriented enterprises (EOEs) may claim refunds on value-added tax (VAT) paid on eligible local purchases and importations while waiting for the issuance of their Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) VAT zero-rating certifications during the transitory period,…...

3+ day, 7+ min ago   (313+ words) The funding, provided through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program, will support institutional and regulatory reforms, accelerate energy project approvals and strengthen electricity services across the country. Details of the agreement were announced by the Department of Finance on 10 September…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (129+ words) |ERC ERC Applications for ERC Plus Grants: Facts and figures This call is part of the ERC work programme for 2026 with €210 million earmarked for ERC Plus Grants. The ERC is now starting the evaluation of the proposals. The selected projects…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (244+ words) Twenty-four fishers were arrested off the coast of Aborlan, Palawan, after authorities intercepted two boats allegedly engaged in fishing without the required permits, police said. The arrests were made during two joint seaborne patrol operations on Sept. 8 involving the Philippine…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (643+ words) Qualified export-oriented enterprises may claim refunds of value-added tax paid on eligible local purchases and importations while awaiting their zero-rating certifications during the transition period, the Bureau of Internal Revenue said. The clarification could help eligible exporters recover funds tied…...