June 5, 2018

Who is to Blame for the Delays of the 1,200mw Atimonan One and 600mw Redondo Power Coal Projects? Meralco, Consumer Groups, or ERC?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 4 June 2018 The country needs additional power supply specially the modern and cost efficient kinds. The 1,200mw AtimonanOne “supercritical coal plant” and the 600mw Redondo Power project would have come in nicely in 2020 and […]
May 26, 2018

Abolishing the ERC and Creating a New Regulatory Agency are not the Keys…it is Heart and Spirit (Part 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 May 2018 Part 2 Many of the Problems of the ERC have been self-inflicted 2. If the ERC had the right regulatory soul for the consumers and faithful to its clear mandates under Section 38 […]
May 25, 2018

ABOLISHING ERC AND CREATING A NEW POWER REGULATORY AGENCY NOT THE KEYS…..IT IS HEART AND SPIRIT. (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 23 May 2018 Part 1 In February 2014 we wrote in the Philippine Inquirer about the Epira Law being an imperfect law that is imperfectly implemented.  As it relates to the Energy Regulatory Commission that it […]
April 30, 2018

True Significance for Consumers of Meralco and Solar Philippines P2.99 Solar Deal

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 April 2018 Did upstart solar entrepreneur Leandro Leviste of Solar Philippines just totally disrupted the once so ebullient in itself multi-billion solar industry with its audacious P2.99 solar rate for 85 megawatts of solar for […]