March 15, 2016

Truth and Dangers of PEMC’s P8.29 Billion Benefit of RE to Consumers

March 15, 2016 PEMC announced in late January to the hapless electric consumers that the Renewable Energy suppliers that are enjoying Feed-In Tariff subsidies have actually saved consumers P8.29 billion for one year from the wholesale electricity market and that […]
February 17, 2016

Update on CSP Front, Part 2 – Games People Play in “Swiss Challenge” Biddings

David Celestra Tan, MSK 14 February 2016 It is Valentines Day and it is great to read the consumer-heartwarming news about the ERC disagreeing to the requests of many electric cooperatives for exemption from the mandatory bidding or CSP of […]
February 13, 2016

Why Electric Consumers Need A Petilla in the Senate

David Celestra Tan, MSK There is a lot of work needed to undo the damage to electric consumers of the failures of the implementation of the Epira Law, of the deregulated and privatized power industry, of the compromised regulatory authority […]
February 6, 2016

Update on CSP Front!

David Celestra Tan, MSK Consumers were overjoyed when the DOE and then later the ERC passed the rules requiring the bidding or competitive selection process (CSP) for the contracting of power supply. Meralco decided not to obstruct the pro-consumer policy […]