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

7 days ago

INSIDER VIEW: Proposed ERC chair’s powers present potential problems

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The ERC should be a collaborative body where everyone's views or opinions should be shared and discussed.

13 Jan 2025

4:31PM

INSIDER VIEW: Appointment of ERC commissioners — a consumer choice

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

One of the proposed amendments to the law that created the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) requires commission members to be competent in specific fields — energy, law, economics, finance, commerce, and engineering. However, I think this requirement is not enough.

2 Jan 2025

10:22AM

INSIDER VIEW: A big bang in 2025?

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

A recent House hearing on National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) highlighted three deep-seated issues plaguing the power industry. These challenges, which extend beyond NGCP's capacity to address on its own, underscore the urgent need for a reboot of the government’s regulatory framework.

30 Dec 2024

3:30PM

INSIDER VIEW: My thoughts on family values… and the value of family

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The moral framework we have in our families will be precisely the framework we will have when we move out to deal with our neighbors and the community around us.

23 Dec 2024

7:11AM

INSIDER VIEW: Proposed ERC amendments — Putting the cart before the horse

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The proposal fails to confront the critical issues haunting the power sector, namely the disjointed planning and execution between generation and transmission. The absence of a market that promotes investments in the generation sector is a glaring oversight that the government must recognize.

2 Dec 2024

12:16PM

INSIDER VIEW: CBK power plant — A gem for sale

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The government's operating agreement with the current operators of the 728-MW CBK complex will expire in 2026, and PSALM, the government entity that owns the plant, will privatize it next year through public bidding.

12 Nov 2024

9:46AM

INSIDER VIEW: Line rentals contribute to higher power costs

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The concept of "line rental" is often misunderstood. It does not involve renting power lines; rather, represents the additional cost of generation due to one generator's inability to deliver its contract due to "congestion or line losses" at specific nodes or delivery points in the grid.

14 Oct 2024

11:08AM

INSIDER VIEW: Complete open access to unlock real competitive power rates

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

Large consumers classified as contestable customers get better power rates than household consumers and SMEs regulated by the ERC, which means regulation increases power rates.

16 Sep 2024

10:07AM

INSIDER VIEW: Power regulatory framework — reset to factory settings

By: Guido Alfredo A. Delgado

The recent suspension of ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta has sent shockwaves through the power industry. This suspension, a consequence of the ERC's failure to act on a complaint for over three years, has had a profound impact.