September 21, 2015

Moving Forward with the Mandatory CSP Of Power Supply Contracts

David Celestra Tan, Co-Convenor, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. (MSK) Voluntary implementation of the CSP is like junking the policy and completely abandoning the consumers. Meralco’s Residential and Commercial electric consumers have been paying the highest rates […]
August 2, 2015

Solar Power’s Role in the Energy Mix and in Power Cost Reduction

by David Celestra Tan Consumers are bombarded by publicity touting the cost advantages of solar and the government is similarly bombarded by lobbying from industry groups for more subsidies for solar. It is easy for consumers to get confused on […]
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 […]
May 18, 2015

NGCP IS INCONGRUENT AS SYSTEMS OPERATOR

12 May 2015 Dear Messrs. David Tauli and Cerael Donggay of Mindanao. We agree with you. NGCP being Systems Operator is indeed an anomaly and one reason why the transmission sector is divergent of the power development and competitive market […]