October 31, 2014
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Security of Power Supply and The Futility of Sec. 71

David Celestra Tan 31 October 2014 While a lot of attention is on invoking Epira Law’s Section 71 to grant emergency powers to the President of the Philippines to deal with an “imminent power crisis” this coming summer, there are […]
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September 3, 2014
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RAPPLER: Electricity rates to go up P0.5143/kWh due to PSALM suit

originally published on rappler.com, Sept. 03, 2014   MANILA, Philippines – Electricity rates may rise by an additional P0.5143 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) if the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is forced to settle over P60 billion in […]
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September 1, 2014
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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 […]
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August 22, 2014
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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 […]
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