tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post3821067549179671932..comments2024-03-17T23:50:03.863+08:00Comments on Government and Taxes: Energy Econ 18: Brown outs in Metro Manila?Bienvenido Oplas Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07799756132761366267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post-27011663558338311372014-04-22T13:14:38.657+08:002014-04-22T13:14:38.657+08:00The problem in Mindanao Bruce, the politicians the...The problem in Mindanao Bruce, the politicians there refused to privatize NPC's hydro plants, they remained government-owned, and hence, government-inefficient. The big hydro plants in Luzon, previously running at just 50% or less of their rated capacity under NPC, began running at 100% or more, after they were privatized. That's equivalent to putting up another hydro power plant by simply improving a plant's efficiency.Bienvenido Oplas Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799756132761366267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post-40354572386052357582014-04-19T19:57:19.192+08:002014-04-19T19:57:19.192+08:00I have zero sympathy for Metro Manila folks and el...I have zero sympathy for Metro Manila folks and electricity. They have the most reliable electricity in the Philippines. Mindanao suffers badly. The difference? The government regulators live in Manila, not in Mindanao. The fact is the government has been in charge of the electrical grid either directly or through the regulation of government-created monopolies (i.e. crony capitalism). It is centralized government incompetence that got us into this mess, especially in Mindanao. They cannot get us out of it. They do not have the skills. If they did, we would have been out of this mess generations ago. It is time to try something new -- decentralization and deregulation.Bruce in Iloilonoreply@blogger.com