March 27, 2019

DOE SEC CUSI AND THE EC ASSN PHILRECA

David Celestra Tan, MSK 20 March 2019 We cannot help but notice the continuing tug of war between Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso G.Cusi and the leaders of the Philippine Electric Cooperative Association or Philreca over the chronic non-performance of […]
October 22, 2018

Viewpoint: An Open letter to the DOE Secretary on what to do about the grand theft of consumers’ money in the amount of more than 5.0 billion pesos every year that is being carried out by 15 electric cooperatives in Mindanao

David A. Tauli, President, Mindanao Coalition 19 October 2018 SIR: This is to suggest to the Department of Energy that they should carry out legal actions against the ERC commissioners and against officials in the DOE in the past administration, […]
March 26, 2018

State of Power Industry or Do WE Have Enough Supply?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 March 2018 There is a high profile and obviously high budget media campaign going on to condition the people’s minds that the country needs more and newer power plants. This is amidst the stall in […]
January 18, 2018

HERE WE GO AGAIN: THE OLD GAME OF THREATENING BROWNOUTS TO OVERPOWER CONSUMERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

David Celestra Tan, MSK 17 January 2018 When the widespread power blackouts hit the country in early 1990’s the government and consumers gave in to all the juicy and overpriced contracts and waived environmental compliances.  Thus was born the “power […]