April 2, 2018

The Correct and Legal Way to Determine Concentration of Power Generating Capacity (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 1 April 2018 The creation of true and robust competition in the power generation sector is key to achieving least cost power for consumers. The EPIRA Law had established under Section 45(a) the limits on generating […]
February 23, 2018

May electricity bills to reflect reduced system-loss charge

By Lenie Lectura – February 21, 2018 from Business Mirror Workers connect electricity cables to a transmission pole. (Bloomberg) Consumers will start feeling the impact of the modified cap on the allowable rate of system losses that can be passed […]
February 19, 2018

PSALM’s universal charge collections hit P135 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Universal charges (UC) collection, which is slapped on consumers’ electricity bills, of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has reached a whopping P134.846 billion […]
February 17, 2018

The Lesson That Matters from the Ombudsman Suspension of the ERC Commissioners

David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 February 2018 When the Office of the Ombudsman handed down on December 21, 2017 its decision finding the Five (5) Commissioners of the ERC guilty of neglect of duty and abuse of discretion in favoring […]