September 22, 2014

Accountabilities, doable solutions

First published in Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 19, 2014 (Last of three parts) Also published in Philippine Power Insights blog The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) will probably be amended, but it is unlikely that the amendments will cure […]
September 22, 2014

Epira an imperfect law imperfectly implemented

First published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 18, 2014 (Second of three parts) Also published in Philippine Power Insights blog To be fair, deregulating the power sector is a daunting task. The dynamics of the sector are complicated by […]
September 22, 2014

Righting what’s wrong with the Epira

First published in Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 17, 2014 (First of three parts) Also published in Philippine Power Insights blog Everyone is washing his hands of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, now that it has reared […]
September 19, 2014

Grid Systems Operation must be returned to Transco, Urgently!

By David Celestra Tan, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. 16 September 2014 Every transmission project undertaken by the concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is added to its rate base to determine its transmission charges […]