Rocky Gabatin
S09 - ENTREP
The OPEMAN forum was very enlightening and informative. Despite this, I wished that Atty. Layugan had shared more concrete examples and/or personal experiences in relation to the status of the Energy sector. This would have been more appealing for me rather than focusing her lecture on the regulations. For me, the role of ERC is very critical in energy prices, as depicted in the recent intervention of ERC on WESM, so I find it important to understand the current energy issues in relation to how ERC is helping in solving those issues.
I particularly liked the message of Atty. Alejandro to the audience. Indeed, being "on the same page" is crucial in order for us to move forward. He also had a very positive tone and this is encouraging for me because I know that something is being done, and there was something that we already accomplished. It would, however, have been more helpful if he tackled how everyone can be on the same page, considering the individual differences of the role players in the energy sector (government, distributors, generators, regulatory boards, consumers, etc.).
What struck me the most is the deep discussion of Atty. Aquino <Sec Jericho Petilla?>, as he was able to provide me a better picture of how our country is dealing with the energy issues. Yet, I disagree with him that nuclear power plants would only result to a few centavos decrease in electricity prices. This may be true short-term, and this seems to be his focus in attempting to discourage his audience to commission Bataan power plant. However, cheaper energy prices will slowly but surely materialize in the long-term because the country will lessen its dependence on imported oil--an objective that was originally developed by Pres. Marcos. Naturally, the prices would not go down immediately as anyone would hope, but it does not mean that it will remain high. I find it very wasteful to have paid for the building of the power plant, and yet we never enjoyed the benefits it could have given us, not only in terms of lowering energy prices but also in terms of overall power efficiency. <because of Fukushima, nobody now wants nuclear energy. Japan could not solve the radiation problem related to the Fukushima meltdown>
I think one important question here is this: Are we responsible and competent enough to maintain nuclear power plants? If the answer is no, then it would have been the "real" reason why we aren't going nuclear--not because the price reduction is too little to satisfy us. <all the back up system safety system for TEPPCO power plant and Japan has all the technology to solve the radiation problem and 3 years now they could not handle this>
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