Nic Satur

Rural electrification has never been more significant than in the last two years. When COVID-19 hit the country in 2020, people were confined to their homes and lives were upended into what was coined, the “new normal” – which basically meant everything, from health, work and education, became heavily-depended on electricity. Electric Cooperatives play a significant …

Chaos in the Coops: The case of incompetence in Electric Cooperatives Read More »

20 October 2021 JOINT STATEMENT COMMIT TO UPHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMER WELFARE BY REJECTING THE UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL MECHANISM IN THE ENERGY SECTOR We, the undersigned, representing consumers, business owners and development workers, collectively agree that the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) needs to be defended and strengthened in the procurement of electricity supply, as key in economic …

Joint Statement resisting Unsolicited Proposal in the DOE Read More »

Kuryente.org’s Statement on the controversy affecting the BENECO: Kuryente.org believes that the ongoing Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) controversy is not an isolated issue but an encapsulation of what is fundamentally wrong with the electric cooperative system in the Philippines. In many parts of the country today, where energy is serviced by electric cooperatives (EC) – …

What about the electricity consumers? Read More »

22 September 2021 Manila, Philippines — Kuryente.org on Tuesday appealed to the chair, vice-chairs and members of the House Committee on Energy to urge the Department of Energy (DOE) not to release a controversial memorandum circular to amend the Competitive Selection Process (CSP), that seeks to accommodate unsolicited proposals for power supply to distribution utilities …

Kuryente.org to Congress: Protect consumers from DOE Read More »

While the entire country is gripped on the investigation on the alleged corruption involving Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation for overpriced medical supplies, the Department of Energy (DOE) is quietly pushing for a policy that has a very similar potential for breeding corruption, manipulation, unfair competition, resulting to overpriced electricity supply that will further burden the consumers. …

No Pharmally in the energy sector! Read More »