February 28, 2021

Our Complaint with the ERC for a P29 Billion in Overcharges from 2013 to 2018 (Part 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 February 2021 Part 2 7. Meralco Operating Expenses had not increased proportionately for the same period of 2009 to 2018. Meralco’s operating expenses did not increase much per kwh. In fact it decreased as the […]
February 26, 2021

Our Complaint with the ERC for a P29 Billion in Overcharges from 2013 to 2018 (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 February 2021   Part 1 A week ago, February 19, 2021, it was announced that the ERC had approved Meralco’s voluntary application last December 2020 to refund P13.9 Billion to consumers due to its over […]
October 17, 2020

Quezon Power Mauban’s Rate is now 51% to 82% higher than the other coal plants. Should the DOE and ERC not investigate?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 17 October 2020 This year 2020, Meralco likes to boast that its generation rate had come down from P4.9039 per kwh in January to P4.12 per kwh in August, a 16% reduction. They like to point […]
September 29, 2020

NGCP’s Attempts to Connect Mindoro and Palawan to Its Franchise Area of Luzon Not Totally Objectionable but must be Done Right, and over a Right Transition Period (Part 1)

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 September 2020 The two largest islands close to Luzon are Mindoro and Palawan but they are not yet connected to the National Grid via Luzon. In March 2019 the National Grid Corporation of […]