October 9, 2014

Consumer Group MSK Seeking P3 per kwh Power Cost Reduction

The consumer group Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. (MSK) is seeking a reduction in residential and commercial rates in the Meralco area by P3 per kwh. This is achievable according to their proposals that were presented to […]
September 29, 2014

Emergency in Power, Summer of 2015 and Section 71

By David Celestra Tan Let us grant for the sake of argument that there could be a shortage of 200 to 500mw of power supply in Luzon this coming summer. (Mindanaoans are probably saying “welcome to the club”!)  Let us […]
September 26, 2014

Power Supply, Monopoly, WESM, and Tide

by David Celestra Tan an original blog post on Philippine Power Insights Like stand-up comedian Johnny Carson used to ask in his joke routine, name four things that clean you better than Clorox? Answer for Meralco consumers: Tide, Sweetheart Power […]
September 25, 2014

Mindanao’s power problem needs a Mindanao solution

First published in Mindanao Examiner, Monday, June 16, 2014 09:58:40 PM Also in Philippine Power Insights blog, July 7, 2014 THE POWER WOES of Mindanao had been taking long to solve because we are trying to force upon them a Luzon solution […]