December 23, 2016

Viewpoint: Reducing Rates for Electricity in Mindanao

by David A. Tauli Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers Lately, we have heard proposals, mostly foolish, coming from the Department of Energy and from the Mindanao Development Authority that supposedly will reduce the rates for electric power supply in Mindanao. […]
November 21, 2016

Viewpoint: No to the WESM in Mindanao

David A. Tauli, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers A clamor has been raised to establish a wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) in Mindanao, now that there is an excess of capacity of power plants. This paper shows that: (1) The […]
November 7, 2016

Regulatory Capture 103 or Corruption in Government Agencies 101

By David A. Tauli, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers In response to the proposal by the MCPC for member-consumers of electric cooperatives to file criminal charges at regional trial courts against their EC officers and against the ERC commissioners for […]
October 26, 2016

Viewpoint: Regulatory Capture of the Energy Regulatory Commission Part 2

By David A. Tauli, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers The Duterte government has among its priority programs the reduction of rates for electricity. This objective will not be attained unless the regulatory capture of the Energy Regulatory Commission is ended. […]