July 2008
Tiwi-Makban Auction →
Energy Philippines has the early story: AP Renewables Inc., a full subsidiary of listed Abotiz Power Corporation, bagged the Tiwi-Makban geothermal complex in a bidding conducted yesterday by…
Jul 30th
Another Philippine Energy Blog →
Dr. Joselito R Ruaya is blogging on Philippine energy issues at http://pilipinasenergy.blogspot.com/ with an area of expertise much different than my own. I’ve missed this blog completely. I…
Jul 29th
One Page Resume →
Yay! I finally got a one page resume done, that cuts to the chase. Would you believe I did this in PowerPoint? My details are still here.
Jul 26th
Where The Action Is →
It’s in blogs like Inside The Mind of Single Guy. Last week a bunch of us (all non-utility professionals, but me) had a great conversation around his post on system losses. I learned a ton. Go…
Jul 23rd
Asian Energy’s Twitter →
Wow. There are 43 Followers of Asianenergy I was going to kill it becuase I never actively Twitter there. I’ve changed my mind. There are two automated feeds that run there, however. 1st, if I…
Jul 23rd
Why WESM Matters →
Warning: This data is most definitely wrong. I’m just not sure how wrong. I think, however, it’s probably close enough to be useful in looking at what’s happening in the spot market. Why do we…
Jul 18th
Biomass - Burning Ete →
I find this fascinating - what makes a biomass plant tick. This is the fuel hall of a 38 MW biomass plant in England that burns over 1300 tons per day of chicken manure. I always…
Jul 13th
WESM Will Change Our Concept of What Is Important →
Jane Cadalig has an interesting article in the SunStar about Beneco’s use of the WESM spot market, in which she intereviewed Beneco’s executive planning officer Lito Villarey and General Manager…
Jul 12th
Gas Supply Disruption - Case Study →
You think Luzon has excess reserves? “Depende”, as they say in the Philippines. “An explosion at Apache’s Varanus Island gas plant in Western Australia on June 3 cut off 30 per cent of…
Jul 11th
Meralco & Twitter →
I’ve twitted Meralco, on my blogs, a number of times over the past couple of years for not engaging with their customer base through emerging social media technologies. In my view it’s a huge loss…
Jul 9th
How Much Energy Is Traded Through the Spot Market? →
That’s another question I get from time to time. You see, all generators are “scheduled” through WESM. But not all energy is traded through WESM. Bilateral contracts (between IPPs and specific…
Jul 8th
What’s A TSC? →
I periodically get questions from foreign and local entities trying to get an initial, basic understanding of the Philippine power sector. I freely give away that information. I give away a lot of…
Jul 8th
PEZA-ERC Still Unresolved By Courts →
Apparently Meralco and PEPOA have withdrawn their suit filed at the Pasig Regional Trial Court which had already issued a TRO against PEZA implementing it’s “open access” program for private…
Jul 5th
Electric Coop Managers - The New Heroes →
Real Options & The Philippine Power Markets We’re turning a corner in the Philippine power markets. The strategic decision making on how much future price volatility risk the cooperatives’…
Jul 5th