March 29, 2016

ERC’s Extension of CSP Effectivity Could Be Costly for Consumers and A Big Step Back in Drive Against Monopolization of Generation Sector

David Celestra Tan and Evelyn Viray, MSK 28 March 2016 The ERC issued a new Resolution postponing the effectivity of the mandatory CSP for new power supply contracts to April 30, 2016 from November 30, 2015. What would seem an […]
March 15, 2016

Truth and Dangers of PEMC’s P8.29 Billion Benefit of RE to Consumers

March 15, 2016 PEMC announced in late January to the hapless electric consumers that the Renewable Energy suppliers that are enjoying Feed-In Tariff subsidies have actually saved consumers P8.29 billion for one year from the wholesale electricity market and that […]
January 25, 2016

Is PEMC’s claimed P8.29 Billion Market Benefit of RE Valid?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 24 January 2016 In the face of the heavy subsidies being charged to the electric consumers for Renewable Energy power, PEMC released a study by Jonathan de la Vina, its market specialist showing that the infusion […]
December 29, 2015

Where does an 800 lb Gorilla Sit? Anywhere it wants to!

By David Celestra Tan Co-convenor, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. 18 August 2014   Wikipedia says “800 pound gorilla” is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the […]