Bidding process for power must be changed

By Rigoberto D. Tiglao

Jul 15, 2024 12:09 am

THERE's no arguing the necessity of an additional supply of power following the country's recent episode in red and yellow alerts brought on by a spike in demand at the height of record heat just a few weeks ago.

It allowed the Indonesian-controlled Meralco*, the lone power distribution utility in the National Capital Region (NCR), which remains to be the nucleus of the Philippine economy, to acquire up to 3,000MW of additional electricity supply.

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