April 24, 2019

GenCos with multiple plants are targets

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 23, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that the center of investigation on the alleged collusion of generation companies (GenCos) will be on the ‘bidding behavior’ and the […]
April 15, 2019

Yellow and Red Power Alert, Things to Ponder, The Outdated and Onerous Genco Contracts, and Permanent Solutions (Part 1)

part 1 of 2 David Celestra Tan, MSK 11 April 2019 Everyone is again scrambling on what to do in the face of the power shortage alerts. It is yellow, it is red, WESM prices spike, and the always inevitable […]
February 13, 2019

Election-hitched plant shutdowns may trigger power rate hikes anew

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The hitches to be triggered by the forthcoming May 2019 elections on the scheduling of power plant shutdowns in the country may spark off electricity rate hikes […]
August 16, 2018

EO prescribes uniform real property tax rates for power projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 14, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A new Executive Order (EO) issued by President Rodrigo R. Duterte renders a uniform assessment rate on real property taxes (RPT) to be levied to power plant […]