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October 13, 2019

Meralco’s CSP HELE HELE with Super Critical Coal Technology

David Celestra Tan, MSK 11 October 2019 Meralco has been super publicizing its adoption of this ultra super critical coal technology with high efficiency and low emission (HELE) for the 1,200mw Atimonan One project. It is supposed to be the […]
October 10, 2019

Viewpoint: The 52-Billion Pesos Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project

Demonstrating how the NGCP makes money for its owners and for the banks at the expense of electric power consumers By David A. Tauli, President, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers Last month, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines scheduled […]
September 23, 2019

Meralco Style CSP Only Complying with the Ritual of CSP but Betraying the Spirit of the Supreme Court Decision

David Celestra Tan, MSK 22 September 2019 Everyday since last week we, the Meralco consumers, are being bombarded with Meralco’s mind-conditioning proclamations that its CSP have been successful. That the public will save P13 billion in the next 10 years. […]
September 13, 2019

Meralco’s Successful 1,200mw CSP…a Prelude to A Negotiated 1,200mw Atimonan One

David Celestra Tan, MSK 13 September 2019 Meralco’s media machinery is on overdrive hyping the successful holding of their CSP for 1,200mw of power supply. It appears successful for Meralco and its generation partners, particularly San Miguel. Whether or not […]
July 27, 2019

Meralco’s Terms of Bidding for 2,900mw CSP – You’ve Got to be Kidding! (updated version)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 24 July 2019 (Updated) Meralco’s previously negotiated seven (7) PSA’s have been declared illegal by the Supreme Court. They were ordered to conduct Competitive Selection Process, which the Supreme Court said is necessary to protect the […]
July 24, 2019

TAKEOVER OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES – DOE NEEDS TO ESTABLISH RULES…QUICKLY. (Part 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 19 July 2019 Part 2 There are many unclear issues that any takeover by the private sector of an electric coop would be messy. It behooves the Department of Energy to establish clear rules soonest before […]
July 22, 2019

TAKEOVER OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES – DOE NEEDS TO ESTABLISH RULES…QUICKLY. (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 19 July 2019 Part 1 The acquisition of the electric distribution franchises seems to have become the new frontier of the big conglomerates for insane profit growth after they have all conquered power generation, water, telephone, […]
June 19, 2019

Will the ERC and DOE Remake Themselves as a result of the Supreme Court Ruling on Meralco CSP? (Part 3)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 14 June 2019 In the ongoing saga of the MVP Group’s money making schemes to also monopolize power generation and charge Meralco customers self-negotiated sweetheart electric rates for the next 20 years,  the cause oriented group […]