ERC orders two-week deadline for pending energy cases

The Energy Regulatory Commission has directed its staff to finalize and release decisions on pending cases within two weeks.

ERC Chairperson Francis Saturnino C. Juan announced the directive during the fourth Open Commission Meeting on Aug. 27, 2025, at the ERC main office in Pasig City.

The session was attended by Commissioners Floresinda G. Baldo-Digal, Marko Romeo L. Fuentes, Amante A. Liberato, and Paris G. Real.

Juan said orders for Power Supply Agreements had been pending since February 2025, causing delays in regulatory actions.

He emphasized that applications involving interim relief and provisional authorities already granted by the previous Commission could be resolved quickly.

More complex applications such as Point-to-Point lines, capital expenditure projects, and other regulatory filings will still undergo full review.

“Under my leadership, I would not tolerate that we incur this much delay. Moving forward, we will address this,” Juan said.

Commissioner Digal noted that the Commission would evaluate each case individually.

“For some items, I think there are enough safeguards for the new Commission to be adopting them because most of them involve IR or PAs granted,” Digal said.

“But for some items, admittedly, I will not go for adoption. So we will just go by each case. We’ll treat each case and, depending on what should be done for each case, then we will decide accordingly,” she added.

The ERC assured stakeholders that efficiency and transparency will guide its work, with backlogs no longer allowed to hinder timely relief for the energy sector.