May 15, 2017

Creating the Kind of ERC the Country Needs

Part 2 David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 May 2017 The Energy Regulatory Commission had not been providing the kind of power sector regulation and oversight that assure the provision of power supply services at fair and reasonable rates. It is […]
May 8, 2017

The Kind of ERC the Country Needs

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 5 May 2017 If there is a silver lining in what is going on at the Commissioners level at the Energy Regulatory Commission, it is that this is an opportunity towards finally righting the […]
March 7, 2017

Dreaming Realistic Options to Inter-Island Power Grid Links – Archipelagic Power Strategy for an Archipelagic Country

David Celestra Tan, MSK 5 March 2017 The Philippines has 7,017 islands with 20 major ones. Luzon, Most of Visayas, and soon Mindanao are connected to the main grid. Big islands like Palawan, Mindoro, Masbate, Marinduque, Romblon, Catanduanes, Bantayan Island, […]
January 13, 2017

Simple But Deeper Issues in Power are Part of High Power Cost Problem

David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 January 2017 Energy Writer Myrna Velasco’s two part series on power policy and high power cost that appeared in the Manila Bulletin touched on the usual issues bedeviling the power sector and the country’s search […]