March 10, 2020

We Need Consistency and Coherence in our Energy Mix Policy….Walking the Clean Energy Talk

David Celestra Tan, MSK 8 March 2020 Our country is supposed to have joined the civilized world in recognizing and addressing the climate change problem. It is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol. It  joined the global cavalry march for […]
April 30, 2018

True Significance for Consumers of Meralco and Solar Philippines P2.99 Solar Deal

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 April 2018 Did upstart solar entrepreneur Leandro Leviste of Solar Philippines just totally disrupted the once so ebullient in itself multi-billion solar industry with its audacious P2.99 solar rate for 85 megawatts of solar for […]
March 15, 2018

WIN WIN SOLUTION FOR MERALCO’s 3,551MW MIDNIGHT CSP CIRCUMVENTION

David Celestra Tan, MSK 11 March 2018 Things are eerily quiet on Meralco’s Midnight power supply contracts and one wonders whether we will be surprised one day soon that the seven (7) midnight contracts totaling 3,551mw of coal projects have […]
February 9, 2018

CounterPoint: Our Rates are high because of Sweetheart Deals with Sister Generators and of Anomalous PBR rate methodology by ERC.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 9 February 2018 (This is MSK’s response to the viewpoint of Mr. Kris Balibukel  on our article Coal or LNG is not an either or question posted on December 5, 2017)   We agree with the point […]