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 […]
April 6, 2017

WESM-Mindanao still tangled with ‘market operation’ concerns

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 4, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The proposed establishment of Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao is still tangled with somewhat “difficult to understand and resolve” as well as wobbly “market operation” concerns, […]
December 23, 2016

Malampaya shutdown to hike power cost–D.O.E.

By Lenie Lectura – December 22, 2016 from Business Mirror The 20-day shutdown of the Malampaya gas facility next year will result in an increase of about P1 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in power generation cost, according to the Department […]
November 21, 2016

Viewpoint: No to the WESM in Mindanao

David A. Tauli, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers A clamor has been raised to establish a wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) in Mindanao, now that there is an excess of capacity of power plants. This paper shows that: (1) The […]