September 1, 2014

Of WESM Price Caps and Market Settling Prices

David Celestra Tan, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. The DOE and ERC are incessantly being pressured by pro-IPP lobby groups MAP and ECCP to lift the secondary price cap in the WESM market. They claim “this deters […]
August 23, 2014

An Open Letter to Meralco and Metro Pacific

23 August 2014 Dear Sirs: The Issue for Electric Consumers is whether monopolization of power supply and negotiated self-dealing projects will result to lower power rates. Why don’t you answer this issue and not whether David Celestra Tan is a […]
August 22, 2014

Its Time for a new Paradigm on Bilateral Power Supply Contracts

Out with the old NPC-Type Bilateral Contracts, In with a New Consumer respectful PSA. By David Celestra Tan, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc.Part 1 My mother used to say the worst time to go grocery shopping is […]
August 14, 2014

Gov’t monitoring power rate increase — Coloma

Source: Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2014 Link to Original: http://www.mb.com.ph/govt-monitoring-power-rate-increase-coloma/ The government has pledged to monitor the latest power adjustment implemented by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to ensure it is not excessive or unreasonable. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. […]