December 29, 2019

True Competition in Power…. Our Simple But Very Elusive Dream

David Celestra Tan, MSK 29 December 2019 The supposed aim of the EPIRA Law was simple enough. To assure sufficient supply of power at fair and reasonable costs. To achieve that, it is supposed to create true competition to give […]
December 24, 2019

An Uncontrollable 800-Lb Gorilla in Distribution like Meralco is Disruptive of Social Order

And What They are Trying to be is Even More Menacing.   David Celestra Tan, MSK 23 December 2019 An American riddle goes: “Where does an 800-Lb Gorilla Sit?  Answer:  Anywhere it wants to!” “800-pound gorilla” is an American English […]
December 18, 2019

Whats Wrong with Meralco’s Atimonan One Project And How to Resolve it

David Celestra Tan, MSK 18 December 2019 Whats Wrong with Meralco’s 1,200mw Greenfield CSP? It is not that they specified Super critical high efficiency and low emission technology. And it is not that there was no one else who submitted […]
December 10, 2019

TRAITORS OF OUR TIMES – IN THE POWER SECTOR

David Celestra Tan, MSK 8 December 2019 To say that the current Philippine power sector is a mess is an understatement. This supposed privatized and deregulated power industry is so only in form and pretention. Even before they finalized the […]