February 9, 2018

Meralco agrees to limit projected power rate increase in February

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 08, 2018 at 07:39 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Thursday it will not fully implement the estimated P1.08-per-kilowatt-hour power rate increase for a typical household in February to mitigate […]
February 9, 2018

CounterPoint: Our Rates are high because of Sweetheart Deals with Sister Generators and of Anomalous PBR rate methodology by ERC.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 9 February 2018 (This is MSK’s response to the viewpoint of Mr. Kris Balibukel  on our article Coal or LNG is not an either or question posted on December 5, 2017)   We agree with the point […]
February 6, 2018

Viewpoint: Phil power rates high because consumers pay for energy security and environmental sustainability

From Mr. Kris Balibukel February 5, 2018 The recent past reveals that the country achieved high energy security (from a high share of indigenous energy comprising of Malampaya gas, a geothermal program that made the Philippines the second biggest geothermal […]
January 24, 2018

Mahal na Pangulong Duterte, Pwede Po Kaya After TRAIN, “NO to Gravy TRAIN” naman?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 23 January 2018 The way the electric consumers are being stirred up against the Duterte administrations TRAIN it is as if they are being thrown literally under the train. Of course anytime taxes and utility rates […]