The high cost of electricity in the Philippines, particularly in MERALCO franchise Area, has been a long running issue in the past years.
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Napocor Rate is “Cheap” But it’s putting the Philippines in More Debt
MERALCO Power System Technical Data
From their company profile;
Posted in MERALCO
Again, A politician and Consumer Group Playing Stupidity
Just a reaction to a news article today.
A close-minded consumer group when combined to a PR savvy politician is really a big mess to the power industry and to the people who knows the issue very well.
Posted in MERALCO
Why MERALCO is “Right” and Why you Should not Vote for Loren Legarda
I always get pissed every time a politician in the Philippines is buying the idea that MERALCO is wrong in purchasing most of its energy requirement from its IPPs – First Gas Holdings Corporation and QPPL Limited. According to them, the cost of power of NPC is much “lower”.
Posted in MERALCO
System Loss, Pilferage and Politics Can Set Electric Distribution Utilities to Bankruptcy
I hope MERALCO will not have the same fate as these two electric cooperatives;
Posted in Distribution Utilities, MERALCO
What the Philippine Law Says about the System loss
Too much has been said and many people, mostly politicians, had already expressed their opinions about the distribution system loss. But what really is “system loss”? Can distribution utilities (DU’s) remove it or not to pass it to consumers?
Posted in MERALCO, Philippine Electric Power Industry
Napocor Overcharging MERALCO by 2.98 Percent?
It seems that, based on the Senate investigation today, and as I was also expecting, MERALCO is not the only one “responsible” to this, so called, “high cost of electricity” in MERALCO franchise area, which covers Metro Manila. Napocor (NPC) and TransCo are also “involved”, as well. High transmission charges, generation adjustments and stranded cost […]
Posted in MERALCO, Napocor/PSALM
How Generator Generates Electricity?
MERALCO, in their website, http://www.meralco.com.ph, teaches us how electric power is being generated.
Posted in Electrical Engineering, MERALCO
Why MERALCO is Giving-up its Large Consumers?
Many thought that it is a loss for MERALCO if it gave-up its large consumers with a power consumption of 1 MW or more (and allow them to have a freedom to choose its own power supplier) since a big chunk of its consumers are industrial and commercial users which utilize power of more that […]
Posted in MERALCO, Philippine Electric Power Industry