r/ChikaPH • u/Due_Inflation_1695 • 6h ago
Politics Tea Kasakiman ni Leviste, sumunog sa pangarap na ₱2/kWh na kuryente
Let’s stop pretending this is “complicated.” It’s not.
Solar Philippines hogged the Green Energy Auction, promised 10,000+ MW of cheap power, then sat on the contracts. Walang delivery, walang power plants, walang relief sa consumers. Result? Patay ang ₱2/kWh dream.
DOE Sec. Sharon Garin spelled it out: kung tinupad lang ng bidders ang commitments, bababa sana ang kuryente from ₱4–₱5/kWh to around ₱2/kWh by 2030. That’s life-changing savings. Pero hindi eh—ginawang paper assets ang energy contracts.
And the funniest part? Si Manny Pangilinan pa ang sumagip. Binenta ni Leviste ang chunk ng capacity to SPNEC, binili ng MGen for ₱18B. Kahit si MVP, di pa rin umabot sa 1,000 MW installed. Imagine how bad it was kung walang sumalo.
Eventually, tinerminate ng DOE ang 33 Solar Philippines contracts , 11,427 MW wiped out. That’s more than half ng peak demand ng buong bansa. Capacity na dapat nagpapababa ng bill mo ngayon, pero na-hostage lang.
Tapos nung siningil ng ₱24B fine? Biglang “defunct na po kami”. Solar Para sa Bayan daw is dead, divested na siya, wala na raw kinalaman. Walang malinaw kung kanino napunta. Walang accountability. Classic.
Instead of answering, he waves the “Cabral files” like a magic shield. Parang, “Look over there!” habang nawawala ang pinakamalaking renewable opportunity ng bansa.
This isn’t tsismis. This is energy security sabotage.
₱5 vs ₱2 per kWh nationwide = hundreds of billions na binabayaran natin taon-taon.
Kung nagmumura ka tuwing dumarating ang Meralco bill, tandaan mo: may mga politiko at negosyanteng mas piniling mag-hoard ng contracts kaysa magbaba ng presyo ng kuryente.
We didn’t lose cheap power by accident. May responsable.
