THE Wholesale Electricity Spot Market has been in operation in the Philippines since June 2006 and plays a critical role in ensuring that the Philippines has a functioning electricity sector. In fact, the largely privatized power sector created by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 most likely would not be able to exist without the WESM.
Thus, there seems to be a common public perception that the WESM is a sort of expensive 'last resort' for electricity distributors to make up supply deficits and something that should be avoided if at all possible.To be fair, the above scenario does occur, but far less often than it may seem.
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