June 14, 2017

Cusi seeks upgrade of coal plants

by Alena Mae S. Flores – June 13, 2017 at 08:22 pm from Manila Standard Today The Energy Department wants coal plants to upgrade their facilities and move towards cleaner technologies to secure the country’s long-tern power requirements. “We’d like the latest technologies […]
December 1, 2016

Electricity galore: From shortage to oversupply

By Lenie Lectura – November 30, 2016 from Business Mirror TOWARD the end of the Aquino administration, the government was scrambling to avert a looming power crisis in Luzon, while Mindanao was already experiencing rotational brownouts. Now, power-industry stakeholders fear there could be […]
July 26, 2016

A Caution to DOE Secretary Al Cusi On A Realistic Energy Mix Policy

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 July 2016 Dear Secretary Cusi: You are coming into the Department of Energy that had been touting an Energy Mix objective of 30% coal, 30% natural gas, 30% renewable Energy, and 10% all others. We […]
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 […]