January 7, 2020

NGCP tariffs seen tracking continuous downtrend

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2020 from Manila Bulletin The pass-on transmission charge of private concessionaire firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been on continuous downtrend in several years – reaching a record low of […]
December 28, 2019

NGCP concession agreement under threat?

By Danessa Rivera – December 27, 2019 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — As like the water privatization contracts, a major privatization deal in the power sector is under threat during the Duterte administration – the concession […]
December 27, 2019

DOE approves rules for ancillary reserves market

By Manila Standard Business – December 25, 2019 at 08:40 pm The Energy Department approved a circular adopting the general framework for the provision and utilization of ancillary or reserve services in the power grid, an official said. Energy Undersecretary […]
December 10, 2019

TRAITORS OF OUR TIMES – IN THE POWER SECTOR

David Celestra Tan, MSK 8 December 2019 To say that the current Philippine power sector is a mess is an understatement. This supposed privatized and deregulated power industry is so only in form and pretention. Even before they finalized the […]