September 23, 2017

Meralco’s Abuse of Market Power Corrals Generators Into a Meralco Cartel …..With Long Term Implications (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 September2017 Meralco’s public service franchise specifically prohibits it from engaging “ in any activity that will constitute an abuse of market power such as but not limited to, unfair trade practices, monopolistic schemes and any […]
June 6, 2017

Alsons selling 50-percent stake in thermal-energy firm to GBPC

By Lenie Lectura – June 5, 2017 from Business Mirror ALSONS Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) of the Alcantara group is selling its 50-percent interest in Alsons Thermal Energy Corp. (Atec) to Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC). Atec is the holding company for ACR’s […]
March 10, 2017

194 big customers of Meralco switch power suppliers

by Myrna M. Velasco – March 9, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Of the 431 contestable customers or classified big-ticket customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), about 194 had already exercised their freedom to switch to their preferred retail electricity […]
December 1, 2016

Electricity galore: From shortage to oversupply

By Lenie Lectura – November 30, 2016 from Business Mirror TOWARD the end of the Aquino administration, the government was scrambling to avert a looming power crisis in Luzon, while Mindanao was already experiencing rotational brownouts. Now, power-industry stakeholders fear there could be […]