ILOILO CITY, March 26 -- The city government here is pushing for the fast-tracking of the approval of the ancillary reserve agreement between More Electric and Power Corporation and Global Business Power Corporation.

The two firms need approval from the Department of Energy, while the Energy Regulatory Commission has to set the charges.

"I think because of the present situation, the approval for the ancillary reserve requirements for the city, the agreement between More (Power) and Global (Business Power Corporation) will be hastened," Mayor Jerry Trenas said in a media interview Tuesday, referring to continuous power interruptions.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines energized on March 7 its Calatrava-Cadiz 230 kilovolt ...