First Gen Bats for Policy Reforms to Spur Power Sector Growth - BusinessWorld Online

First Gen calls for price cap review to attract clean energy investors

MANILA, Philippines — Lopez-led First Gen Corp. is urging the government to re-examine market price caps to continue attracting investments in clean energy. First Gen president and chief operating officer Francis Giles Puno said on Thursday that such market mechanisms “compress margins and scare off much-needed investments.” He said such price caps could be removed

First Gen bats for policy reforms to spur power sector growth - BusinessWorld Online

FIRST GEN Corp. is calling for reforms in the regulatory framework, including a review of price caps in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), to allow power generators to recover returns and encourage further investments. “There are regulatory policies and market mechanism structures that make critical power investments difficult to sustain,” First Gen President and Chief Operating Officer Francis Giles B. Puno said during the company’s …

FGen chief calls for policy reforms to boost RE investments

Lopez-led First Gen Corporation (FGen) is hoping for proactive reforms in the country’s current power policies to help encourage investors to push for renewable energy (RE).During the Annual Stockholders Meeting on Thursday, May 29, FGen President Francis Giles Puno said that certain regulations pose challenges to power investments, as he shared suggestions for the energy sector to help address these issues.“In recent years, we have faced an inc…

SEBON Mandates Power Generation: Hydropower IPOs Delisted

28th May 2025, Kathmandu The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) plans to delist hydropower companies from the IPO pipeline if they have not started electricity production. This move follows a stricter enforcement of IPO standards under the government’s new economic reform agenda. SEBON Mandates Power Generation IPO Approval Now Depends On Power Generation Previously, companies […] The post SEBON Mandates Power Generation: Hydropower IPOs Delisted…