September 26, 2018

Stars Aligning for the ERC Approval Soon of Meralco’s1,200MW Atimonan One Coal Project!

David Celestra Tan, MSK 26 September 2018 We earthlings can now just watch the heavens align the stars for the ERC approval of Meralco’s 1,200mw Atimonan One coal project. We had known from the body language and signals of the […]
June 11, 2018

The Vision of ERC’s Composition According to the Epira Law (Part 2)

Part 2 11 June 2018   III. The vision and mission of the ERC are actually simple.  The vision is for the Assurance of adequate supply of electricity, entry of the private sector, and the assurance of fair and reasonable rates. […]
June 8, 2018

The Vision of ERC’s Composition According to the Epira Law (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 9 June 2018 Part 1 When the Philippines decided to privatize and deregulate the Power Sector seventeen years ago this month in June 2001, they created an Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure the goals of creating […]
June 5, 2018

Who is to Blame for the Delays of the 1,200mw Atimonan One and 600mw Redondo Power Coal Projects? Meralco, Consumer Groups, or ERC?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 4 June 2018 The country needs additional power supply specially the modern and cost efficient kinds. The 1,200mw AtimonanOne “supercritical coal plant” and the 600mw Redondo Power project would have come in nicely in 2020 and […]