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October 22, 2014

DOE’s Power Shortage Prediction Needs to Regain Credibility in a Hurry

By David Celestra Tan 20 October 2014 Despite all the technical and econometric considerations that go into projecting the country’s power demand and supply, it is still in the end not an exact science. There are many assumptions that may […]
October 18, 2014

MSK explains basis for P3 Meralco overprice

Manila, Philippines – People Opposed to unWarranted Electricity Rates (POWER) led by former Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casino conducted a press conference which was also attended by other leaders of various consumer groups. Present in the said presser was David […]
October 13, 2014

Current FIT and FIT-All Rules Seems UN-FIT for Consumers

By David Celestra Tan 12 October 2014 Last October 1 I attended a Solar Summit at the SMX Convention Center that was organized by the Philippine Solar Power Alliance. An ERC official explained the current Feed In Tariff program for […]
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 […]
September 24, 2014

Is Meralco telling whole story?

First Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2014 Also appeared in Philippine Power Insights blog, July 7, 2014 When Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) tried to charge its customers for the 74-percent and 100-percent generation rate increases in December […]