Comments on: Privatize Napocor and Electric Rates Will Be Reasonable

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:48:00 +0000

Hi Migs Bennett! I hope my message would reach you. Your URL seems to be inactive. it says ‘page cannot be displayed”. I’m interested of what you’re discussing..about wind turibine – making. I would appreciate much if you could share with me your copy of the simple wind turbine for small homes. Thanks-Ace

By: Mindanaoan

Mindanaoan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:37:07 +0000

any updates?

By: johnelyn kim

johnelyn kim — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:03:38 +0000

privatize?

pero hndi ba mas lalong tataas ang presyo ng kuryente dahil sa wala ng kontrol dito ang pamahalaan?

things could get even worst..

siguro kaya gnun.. nagtatakipan dn ang mga politiko kung cno ang may sala.. hahaha..

at kapag pribatisado na ito..

well, ganun pa dn., pagtatakpan pa dn cla ng pamahalaan

By: Raine Subijano

Raine Subijano — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:48:25 +0000

Sir, i would just like to know if the Market Surveillance Committee Report, dated Nov. 20, 2006, addressed to the Board of the Philippine Electric Market (as you cited in your article) is available for viewing? If yes, can you help me sir on where can i access the copy? It would be such a great help for us students. Thank you, sir!

By: Migs Bennett

Migs Bennett — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:21:05 +0000

Other than the privatization of NAPOCOR or working on whatever Meralco has to take from you, the government with the seemingly inept ERC and the equally inept Dept. of Energy, should have been working on finding alternative sources of energy other than geothermals, hydro power and compressed gas.

A few years ago we presented solar and wind power technologies to the government and instead of giving us an opportunity we were instead shown the way out while those goons from the major oil companies looked rather pleased that we were not paid any mind.

After licking our wounds, we decided to share the technology. And I would gladly share it with you or anyone who willingly requests for it: I have manuals and schematics on how to build your own small scale, personal, home wind turbines. I have 2 wind turbines powering my home in Benguet and i am 100% free of fossil fuel use and I don’t have to worry about my electric bill. These turbines are so small they can be attached to the side of your house while generating enough power to run your ref, lights and electric fans.

Para sa bayan! I would be glad to share the technology with you as long as you share it with many others. Let’s face it, the price of gasoline is not going to get cheaper – only more expensive. There is talk it could hit the $200/barrel by December. But certainly will cost more in 10 years.

It is time we start looking for and or working on alternative sources of energy. Wind and Solar are two best options. Do it now before it’s too late.

By: jts

jts — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:28:57 +0000

bawat pangulo na nagkaron tayo ay may mga naitulong din sa mamamayan kahit papano pero mas di hamak na sandamakmak na paghihirap at sama ng loob ang naidulot nila sa karamihan ng mamamayang pilipino. resolbahin na ang energy-related problems na yan at wag kalimutan ang ZTE Scandal dahil pasanin natin yan

By: ricelander

ricelander — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:19:51 +0000

So what’s the problem that NAPOCOR could not be privatized with speed?

By: Oskie

Oskie — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:28:37 +0000

One of the major culprits on our high cost of electricity, which is second only to Japan if I am not mistaken, is the Independent Power Producers or IPPs. It was during FVR’s time where most of these IPP’s where established. FVR really put our country in bad shape!!! Because of his IPP projects, it is the Filipino people who are now suffering.

By: Dickson

Dickson — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:50:31 +0000

Everyone seemingly suffers from such monopoly of NAPOCOR to our electric resources, especially those who hardly earn their meager income. Personally, I think NAPOCOR sometimes take advantage of the fact that they have no competitor in the line of service, hence their subscribers (which is literally all Filipinos) have no choice but to give in to whatever decision they would have in pricing our electric consumption. Having said that, If they would choose to increase electricity consumption price, we are left with no choice but to pay our unreasonable electric bills. If EPIRA would be the remedy for this scenario, I just hope it won’t end up like yet another big time issue like the NBN-ZTE deal.

By: spliceanddice

spliceanddice — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:00:01 +0000

I can seen that the aim (here) is to lower the price of electricity mainly through competition and destroying a seeming ‘monopoly’. In the end, how do we assure ourselves that the “private generation companies” won’t be reasons of concern in the future where these companies “gang-up” to raise electricity rates? I see vigilance as one, but what about measures that must be taken in terms of the legislative process?

What about the situation where one “private generation company” raises its rates, prompting the others to follow, like what we see in oil companies today? Of course, oil companies are ‘dictated’ (as we are told) by the trend of prices in the global oil market. Then again, the point I want to raise is the parallel between oil companies triggering a domino effect in oil prices after one company raises its prices and so-called “power generation companies”?