Comments on: How Much Will New Coal Power Cost in Philippines? http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/ Focused on the Philippine Electricity Sector Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:56:48 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nick Nichols http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-36213 Nick Nichols Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:00:54 +0000 http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/#comment-36213 Robbie - Ummm, yeah. If it's on your bill, it means Meralco charged you for it. Was that your question? All distribution utilities (like Meralco, VECO, the cooperatives, etc.) charge you their total costs of getting power from the generator to the customer meter. There's nobody else to pay for that stuff. There is an issue of how to allocate those costs to various types of customers - but the customers, as a group, pay all the costs. Robbie – Ummm, yeah. If it’s on your bill, it means Meralco charged you for it. Was that your question?

All distribution utilities (like Meralco, VECO, the cooperatives, etc.) charge you their total costs of getting power from the generator to the customer meter. There’s nobody else to pay for that stuff. There is an issue of how to allocate those costs to various types of customers – but the customers, as a group, pay all the costs.

]]> By: Robbie Tan http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-36212 Robbie Tan Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:13:41 +0000 http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/#comment-36212 to quote the article Also keep in mind that this is the price at the plant gate. It excludes transmission charges, ancillary services, distribution utility charges and various other charges that are added into a retail electricity bill. On my most recent Meralco bill, Meralco had added an additional P4.2/kWh for all such charges. Does this means meralco charges you transmission rates, ancilliary charges, distributin rates and various other charges (which I presume includes the government's eVAT of 12%) ? Better clarify that statement first to quote the article

Also keep in mind that this is the price at the plant gate. It excludes transmission charges, ancillary services, distribution utility charges and various other charges that are added into a retail electricity bill.

On my most recent Meralco bill, Meralco had added an additional P4.2/kWh for all such charges.

Does this means meralco charges you transmission rates, ancilliary charges, distributin rates and various other charges (which I presume includes the government’s eVAT of 12%) ?
Better clarify that statement first

]]> By: Nick Nichols http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-35878 Nick Nichols Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:21:06 +0000 http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/#comment-35878 Christian - You know, even for me, this is kind of hard to keep up with. I'm not sure who all is looking to develop on Bataan. San Miguel recently bought an existing combined-cycle plant at Limay, Bataan. GN Power, last I heard, was close to starting (and may already have) a coal-fired plant at Mariveles, Bataan. And <a href="http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/217607/rites-set-p2billion-gas-project" rel="nofollow">this gas-fired plant</a> was recently brought to my attention. Christian – You know, even for me, this is kind of hard to keep up with. I’m not sure who all is looking to develop on Bataan.

San Miguel recently bought an existing combined-cycle plant at Limay, Bataan. GN Power, last I heard, was close to starting (and may already have) a coal-fired plant at Mariveles, Bataan. And this gas-fired plant was recently brought to my attention.

]]> By: Christian Sabariaga http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-35877 Christian Sabariaga Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:40:11 +0000 http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/10/30/how-much-will-new-coal-power-cost-in-philippines/#comment-35877 Dear Sir, I read your article above and wondering if what kind of power plant is being built on Bataan and what company invested on that project? Is it San Miguel or GN Power...? Thank you! Dear Sir,

I read your article above and wondering if what kind of power plant is being built on Bataan and what company invested on that project? Is it San Miguel or GN Power…?

Thank you!

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