About the Author

Delgado was appointed by President Fidel V Ramos as the CEO of the National Power Corporation, to help address the country’s power shortage problem in the 1990s.

He has been an advisor to a number of major power industry players both here and abroad. He is currently teaching at the College of Economics and Management of UPLB. He loves wine, travel, jazz, and technology. He is married and together with his wife Joy, they have four children and six grandchildren.

Latest from the Author

5 days ago

INSIDER VIEW | Offshore wind push could lead to higher power costs

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The Department of Energy recently announced another round of the Green Energy Auction (GEAP 5), this time focused on offshore wind (OSW).

16 Mar 2026

12:04PM

INSIDER VIEW | A financing fix for the power price surge

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The Philippines faces a potential 16-percent surge in electricity prices by April unless the government takes urgent action, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told Reuters last Friday.

13 Mar 2026

9:21AM

INSIDER VIEW | Electricity planning in an age of geopolitical risks

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

As I mentioned in a previous article, we should expect our electricity prices to spike in the coming months. We only have to look at the Ukraine and Middle East crises for an explanation.

9 Mar 2026

12:01PM

INSIDER VIEW | Stress‑testing PH power prices amid Iran crisis

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The war in Iran and the resulting disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have jolted global oil and gas markets, with Brent crude and LNG prices spiking as tankers sit stranded off Fujairah and other Gulf hubs.

13 Feb 2026

11:44AM

INSIDER VIEW | Electricity demand forecast through 2030

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

Picture a typical afternoon in Manila, where the sun blazes relentlessly and the city’s energy systems are pushed to their limits. In these moments, the rising demand for electricity becomes more than just a statistic—it becomes a pressing reality.

29 Dec 2025

7:40AM

INSIDER VIEW | ERC backlog shrinks, but grid bottlenecks remain

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

I’ve been hearing in the industry that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been acting promptly on petitions and manifestations, and it has significantly reduced its backlog.

26 Dec 2025

5:44AM

INSIDER VIEW | ERC circular undermines electricity market competition

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

For over 20 years, the Philippines has pursued the development of a competitive electricity market to deliver lower costs to consumers. The Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) unequivocally mandates that retail competition, consumer choice, and private contracting—not government control—drive efficiency.

10 Nov 2025

10:05AM

INSIDER VIEW | Are consumers paying twice for green energy?

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

I have always opposed asking consumers to shoulder for the subsidies for renewable energy (RE) generators. Today, in the Philippine renewable energy debate, a critical concern has emerged: consumers may be paying twice for the energy delivered by developers.

30 Sep 2025

7:20AM

INSIDER VIEW | The hidden cost of financializing electricity

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

At the recent ENERCON 2025 Conference hosted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), I presented a simple but uncomfortable truth: electricity in the Philippines is expensive not because of technology, fuel, or even inefficiency alone—but because of the financialization of regulation itself.