Tag Archives: brown outs

If there is enough capacity, why the brown-outs?

Posted on October 15, 2010 by kuryente

Today, October 15, 2010, the Mindanao Grid has a dependable capacity of 1, 178.5 Mw. It also has an additional capacity of 166 Mw from the embedded generating untis. These embedded generating units are capacities of distribution utilities and/or cooperatives … Continue reading →

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Implement the ERC decision, now!

Posted on October 10, 2010 by kuryente

Power rates in Mindanao are expected to sharply go down following the order of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to the Aboitiz-owned Therma Marine Inc. (TMI) to refund consumers for over-recovery in capital cost. Finally, in the face of the … Continue reading →

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The ERC Has Ruled, finally!

Posted on October 7, 2010 by kuryente
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Ma. Cristina Falls: A Choice Between Nature and Energy Security

Posted on October 5, 2010 by kuryente

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=617969&publicationSubCategoryId=66. This is the link of the Philippine Star article yesterday. The title of the article is: Almendras to compel Mindanao power utilities to forge tieups with gencos. These are some of this blog’s concerns: •If these electric coops and … Continue reading →

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Dissecting the OMA

Posted on October 5, 2010 by kuryente

The Operations and Maintenance Agreement or the OMA is an agreement entered into by the National Power Corporation (NPC) and PSALM. It is a devise by which PSALM is able to look into the operations of the undisposed generating assets. … Continue reading →

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Mindanao Power Crisis: Stop Privatizing Power Barges!

Posted on October 3, 2010 by kuryente

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=617358 Power Barges 117 and 118 are now in the private hands. Moored in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte and Maco, Compostela Valley, respectively, these barges recently refused to generate electricity resulting to shortage in the power requirements for the Mindanao … Continue reading →

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Mindanao Power Crisis: Attention Secretary Almendras!

Posted on October 3, 2010 by kuryente

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=617353 Mr. Secretary, the root of the problem is the incapacity of NGCP’s lines to absorb the generation capability of NPC’s Agus and Pulangi plants. While these plants can maximize their generation, NGCP could not however dispatch the optimum value … Continue reading →

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