ERC Suspends Reserve Market Trading Indefinitely to Curb Soaring Prices
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in the Philippines has indefinitely suspended trading in the reserve market to curb persistently high prices. This move is expected to stabilize electricity rates, though it removes an earnings upside for some power generators.
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