October 2, 2020

NGCP’s Attempts to Connect Mindoro and Palawan to Its Franchise Area of Luzon Not Totally Objectionable but must be Done Right, and over a Right Transition Period (Part 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 September 2020   Continuation CONCERNS OF CONSUMERS 1. MSK as a consumer advocacy group is notper se againstthe idea of inter-connecting these two large off-grid islands to the main grid and Luzon. It just needs […]
September 29, 2020

NGCP’s Attempts to Connect Mindoro and Palawan to Its Franchise Area of Luzon Not Totally Objectionable but must be Done Right, and over a Right Transition Period (Part 1)

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 September 2020 The two largest islands close to Luzon are Mindoro and Palawan but they are not yet connected to the National Grid via Luzon. In March 2019 the National Grid Corporation of […]
July 29, 2020

Inter-Connecting Palawan and Mindoro tothe Luzon Grid – Policy Issues to Resolve and….A Bataan to Manila Submarine Inter-Connection That Maybe More Urgently Needed? (Part 3)

Part 3 David Celestra Tan, MSK 29 July 2020  Palawan and Mindoro Need both On- Island generation AND inter-connection.  Powering these islands are not an either or questions. On island generation as it is now or imported power from Luzon […]
July 26, 2020

Inter-Connecting Palawan and Mindoro to the Luzon Grid – Tightening the Loose Ends to Make Them Happen (Part 2)

Part 2 David Celestra Tan, MSK 26 July 2020 If inter-connecting Palawan and Mindoro islands to the Luzon grid is an official DOE Policy and NGCP, the concessionaire, has the interest and the resources to build them, why hasn’t it […]