November 18, 2019

Viewpoint: Advisory to Mindanao Power Consumers on the Mindanao WESM Being Proposed by the IEMOP

By David A. Tauli, President – November 16, 2019 Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers Note first that the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market in Mindanao is still being proposed for establishment by the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP). […]
November 7, 2019

Viewpoint: Competitive Selection Process for Power Supply Agreements: The Supreme Court Decision and the Responses of the Energy Regulatory Commission and the Distribution Utility Companies

By David A. Tauli President, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers 1. The Supreme Court issued its final decision on July 2019 which required all power supply agreements submitted to the Energy Regulatory Commission after June 30, 2015 to comply with […]
October 10, 2019

Viewpoint: The 52-Billion Pesos Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project

Demonstrating how the NGCP makes money for its owners and for the banks at the expense of electric power consumers By David A. Tauli, President, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers Last month, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines scheduled […]
December 10, 2018

Viewpoint: A Response to the Proposed Bill for Micro-Grids

Establishment of Micro-grids Supplied with Electricity from Solar PV Power Plants with Battery Storage will Result in Expensive Rates for Consumers in the Micro-grids By David A. Tauli, President, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers The economic rationale for the establishment […]