ERC lifts capacity limits on new power plants to boost supply

Inquirer.net - Oct 15, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Power producers can now propose larger generating facilities after regulators removed the capacity limit to boost the country’s electricity supply. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) issued a resolution lifting the capacity limit of 600 megawatts (MW) per generating unit in Luzon, and 150 MW in the Visayas and Mindanao. READ: ERC imposes power

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