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September 22, 2014

Accountabilities, doable solutions

First published in Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 19, 2014 (Last of three parts) Also published in Philippine Power Insights blog The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) will probably be amended, but it is unlikely that the amendments will cure […]
September 22, 2014

Epira an imperfect law imperfectly implemented

First published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 18, 2014 (Second of three parts) Also published in Philippine Power Insights blog To be fair, deregulating the power sector is a daunting task. The dynamics of the sector are complicated by […]
September 22, 2014

Righting what’s wrong with the Epira

First published in Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 17, 2014 (First of three parts) Also published in Philippine Power Insights blog Everyone is washing his hands of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, now that it has reared […]
September 19, 2014

Grid Systems Operation must be returned to Transco, Urgently!

By David Celestra Tan, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. 16 September 2014 Every transmission project undertaken by the concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is added to its rate base to determine its transmission charges […]
September 15, 2014

Meralco Can Be a Gentle Giant of a Utility

David Celestra Tan 14 September 2014 Electricity Consumers of Metro-Manila and the Calabarzon area will have to reconcile with the reality that we have a distribution utility that dominates 74% of the Luzon electricity use and 62% of the national […]
September 12, 2014

PBR is a farce: Meralco’s Rate Padding Schemes Showed in its PBR Application

(Based on the audit report of ERC foreign consultants, PB Associates in relation to Meralco’s application for new PBR rates) 1. Introduction Meralco has the highest distribution rates in the Philippines. The 5000mw Meralco is about 30% higher than the […]
September 8, 2014

Is Meralco Overcharging or Overpricing the Consumers?

David Celestra Tan 08 September 2014 Meralco maintains a high-powered public relations team to varnish their image so they are kind of sensitive on the accusations that they are overcharging their customers. Would it be more palatable to them if […]
September 2, 2014

MSK clarifies

by Elinando B. Cinco as appeared on Manila Bulletin, Sept. 1, 2014  Link to original: http://www.mb.com.ph/msk-clarifies/ (This is a rejoinder sent by Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance, Inc. (MSK) in reaction to my piece – The need for legitimate […]