July 28, 2021

The Philippine Power Sector and Consumers 20 years After the Epira Law of 2001 (Part 2 of 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 22 July 2021 Part 2 An imperfect Law, Imperfectly implemented We wrote a series in the Inquirer 6 years ago in 2014 that branded the Epira Law as “an imperfectly law, imperfectly implemented”. Many agreed on […]
July 26, 2021

The Philippine Power Sector and Consumers 20 years After the Epira Law of 2001 (Part 1 of 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 22 July 2021 Part 1 When the promoters of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) were pushing for the passage of the law privatizing and deregulating the power industry in the years 1998 to 2001, […]
July 6, 2021

House bill seeks to allow gov’t to own power plants, halt hydro privatization

By Bianca Angelica D. Añago – July 5, 2021 | 8:20 pm from Business World PSALM.GOV.PH A BILL has been filed at the House of Representatives which would allow the government to operate and own power plants in the interest […]
June 15, 2021

PSALM wants stranded debts in power bills removed

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) said it will formally ask the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to scrap the universal charge for stranded debts […]