Friday, 30 January 2026
26 Dec 2025
5:44AM
INSIDER VIEW | ERC circular undermines electricity market competition
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.
30 Sep 2025
7:20AM
INSIDER VIEW | The hidden cost of financializing electricity
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.
30 Jun 2025
3:00AM
NGCP keeps low rates amid public worries about rising power costs
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has asserted that its transmission charges represent just 2.98 percent of a typical consumer’s electricity bill, amid ongoing scrutiny of power costs and regulatory oversight.
17 Apr 2025
12:00PM
Meralco: lack of baseload, not supply deal delays, to blame for pricey electricity
It pointed out that most new projects entering the grid are solar plants, which do not generate power at night, further straining supply and driving up prices.
25 Nov 2024
7:56AM
INSIDER VIEW: Interconnecting the islands will increase power cost
Interconnecting islands for electricity may seem desirable for enhancing energy efficiency and reliability, but it may be paradoxically utterly wrong today.
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