April 18, 2017

UPDATE ON ERC HEARINGS ON MSK PETITION TO MODIFY THE PBR

David Celestra Tan, MSK 16 April 2017 The ERC held public consultations on your organizations petition with the ERC for rule changes on the rate making methodology called PBR or Performance Base Rate making system. MSK is thankful to the […]
November 21, 2016

Viewpoint: No to the WESM in Mindanao

David A. Tauli, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers A clamor has been raised to establish a wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) in Mindanao, now that there is an excess of capacity of power plants. This paper shows that: (1) The […]
September 9, 2015

ERC Now Waivering on CSP?

Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente The suspected pro-Aboitiz bias of the new set of Commissioners at the Energy Regulatory Commission will be tested sooner than later on the critical issue of mandating competitive bidding called Competitive Selection Process. The new […]
July 8, 2015

Petilla’s Quiet Big Bang Farewell Gift for Electric Consumers

04 July 2015 David Celestra Tan, MSK On the day Department of Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla physically left his post as Secretary of Energy on June 30, 2015, he also quietly detonated a hell of a gift to the […]