By Lenie Lectura – September 24, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday said it could not yet issue a certificate of compliance (COC) to a project of the power generation arm of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) due to incomplete requirements. The agency said Meralco must first comply with all the necessary documents and permits in order to secure a COC. "The Epira (Electric Power Industry Reform Act) has specified the necessary clearances that generation companies (gencos) must secure prior to the ERC's issuance of COCs. Unless all the documentary requirements have been fully complied with, only then we can issue the corresponding COC," ERC Chairman Agnes VST Devanadera said. The Epira mandates new generation companies to secure a COC from the ERC before its commercial operations, provided that generation companies have also obtained the necessary health, safety and environmental clearances from the appropriate government agencies.