August 17, 2016

Stealing President Rody’s Thunder

Meralco’s Seven (7) Midnight Coal Contracts Pre-Empted Duterte Government’s Say in Energy Mix, CSP, Electricity Rate Reduction, and Economic Development. David Celestra Tan, MSK 14 August 2016 Part 2 It is not an exaggeration to say that Meralco, by moving […]
August 8, 2016

Root Cause of Power Plant Shutdowns Financial Not Technical

David Celestra Tan, MSK 6 August 2016 Everytime power supply in the Luzon grid flickers into yellow alert or the WESM spot prices shoot up, it is the shutdowns of power plants that cause them. Calls for investigations will only […]
August 5, 2016

Will MVP’s Legacy Eventually Include Fair Treatment of Consumers?

David Celestra Tan, MSK July 31, 2016   Super Successful business executive Manuel V. Pangilinan, widely known as MVP, recently celebrated his 70th birthday, and was paid a glowing 12 full page tribute in the national broadsheet, Philippine Star, headlined […]
August 2, 2016

PSALM’s ‘STRANDED COSTS” –The Just and Equitable Methodology to Spread the Burden and Time to Rethink the Strategic Use of Remaining NPC Assets

David Celestra Tan, MSK 29 July 2016 Electric consumers nationwide are being charged the so-called stranded costs of the privatization and deregulation of the power sector as provided for in the EPIRA Law of 2001. This item in your bill, […]