September 29, 2014

Emergency in Power, Summer of 2015 and Section 71

By David Celestra Tan Let us grant for the sake of argument that there could be a shortage of 200 to 500mw of power supply in Luzon this coming summer. (Mindanaoans are probably saying “welcome to the club”!)  Let us […]
September 29, 2014

Manila Bulletin: PSALM liabilities still ‘monstrous’ at P759B

by Myrna Velasco, September 28, 2014 Manila Bulletin The veritable monster liabilities of Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) remained at a staggering P759 billion. PSALM president Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. has disclosed to Congress last week that as […]
September 26, 2014

Philippine Star: Senate panel still not convinced on emergency powers

By Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 26, 2014 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – The Senate committee on energy is not convinced of the need for President Aquino to exercise emergency powers to address a looming energy shortage next […]
September 9, 2014

GMA News: Brownouts expected in Luzon on Tuesday due to low power reserves

Originally posted at http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/378291/economy/companies/brownouts-expected-in-luzon-on-tuesday-due-to-low-power-reserves Possible brownouts loom over Luzon on Tuesday due to low power reserves in the grid, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said Monday afternoon. In a post on its Twitter account, the NGCP said the […]