May 30, 2017

Cusi scraps next round of FIT for solar, rules no subsidy for stranded capacity

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 29, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A final “death sentence” had been rendered by Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi on any next round of feed-in-tariff (FIT) that is planned for fresh round of solar […]
February 10, 2017

Viewpoint: When consumers’ pockets are ‘gouged’ (Solar’s FIT mess)

by Myrna M. Velasco – February 9, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin (First of two parts) Manipulation is the new world order – well, savagely! It is quite tragic that this appears to be a “gouging game” even in the […]
December 28, 2016

High power rates’ discontent: Long on ideas, short on cash (Part II)

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 27, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The multi-dimensional discourse centering on assumptions that “the Philippines has one of the highest electricity rates in Asia” has so far been overplayed.  Many times, it had drawn […]