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June 28, 2017

Dominant Power Generators Bat to Keep EPIRA Law with only minor changes.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 June 2017 Should the EPIRA Law of 2001 be Implemented fully with only some minor revisions? Or should it be totally amended or even repealed as called for by the Party-list group Bayan Muna and […]
June 13, 2017

Can PCC Step Up to Arrest Rampaging Monopolization and Cartelization of the Power Generation Sector?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 June 2017 When the Lopezes owned Meralco they only formed the 1,500mw First Gas with a declared intention of an additional 500mw for a total of 2,000mw. This was 40% of Meralco demand at that […]
June 5, 2017

Electric Coops Need DOE, NPC, and NEA Guidance in Power Supply Planning and CSP

David Celestra Tan, MSK 4 June 2017 The power generation supply contracting of electric cooperatives is an area that is being overlooked that had also been resulting to high generation rates to consumers due to negotiated contracts and over or […]
May 31, 2017

15 Things I have in Common with Mr. MVP of Meralco

David Celestra Tan, MSK 31 May 2017 We have been engaged in consumer advocacy against Meralco’s rate setting for a few years. I just started wondering what I have in common with Mr. MVP of Meralco. It turned out there […]
May 24, 2017

The RE Feed-In Tariff Dream that Turned Into a Nightmare for Consumers

David Celestra Tan, MSK 18 May 2017 How is it that whenever the government is doing something supposedly good in power, the electric consumers get screwed in the end? Just like the rest of the world, the Philippines had this […]
May 15, 2017

Creating the Kind of ERC the Country Needs

Part 2 David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 May 2017 The Energy Regulatory Commission had not been providing the kind of power sector regulation and oversight that assure the provision of power supply services at fair and reasonable rates. It is […]
May 8, 2017

The Kind of ERC the Country Needs

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 5 May 2017 If there is a silver lining in what is going on at the Commissioners level at the Energy Regulatory Commission, it is that this is an opportunity towards finally righting the […]
May 3, 2017

Wanted: A Clear Energy Mix Strategy for the Country from DOE

David Celestra Tan, MSK 1 May 2017 One of the most critical functions of the Department of Energy is to provide a prescient Energy Mix strategy for power supply development.  And one of the expensive lessons learned since the power […]