October 2, 2020

NGCP’s Attempts to Connect Mindoro and Palawan to Its Franchise Area of Luzon Not Totally Objectionable but must be Done Right, and over a Right Transition Period (Part 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 September 2020   Continuation CONCERNS OF CONSUMERS 1. MSK as a consumer advocacy group is notper se againstthe idea of inter-connecting these two large off-grid islands to the main grid and Luzon. It just needs […]
May 6, 2019

Several GenCos fail to submit outage reports – ERC

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 5, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has found several power generation companies (GenCos) violating industry rules, including non-submission of plant outage reports, hence regulatory penalties will likely be […]
April 15, 2019

Calls mount for investigation, accountability on power crisis

By Danessa Rivera – April 15, 2019 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Calls for an investigation and accountability are mounting amid concerns over a looming power crisis after rotating brownouts were implemented in the Luzon power […]
February 13, 2019

JCPC sets review of electric cooperatives

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) is inclined to initiate a review on the performance of the electric cooperatives (ECs) – since the oversight power of the […]