In the summer of 1993, lows reached 10 hours a day in Manila, in the center of the Philippine economy. Solution electricity crisis central to the plan recently elected President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines to transform the "sick man of Asia" to the last "Asian Tiger." This case is an initial effort to contract with independent power producers to generate in 1996, offers NAPOCOR President Delgado fully privatize electricity generation and distribution. NAPOCOR was the largest company in the country, measured by the value of assets. asks the reader to find a way to help Delgado between the demands of restructuring and privatization. three problems remain to be solved: how many firms will be created from the state monopolies? How many days off NAPOCOR should be linked to long-term contracts to distributors prior to privatization? And, if the distribution companies are allowed to own and operate generation plants? "Hide
by Alexander Dyck, Nonito R. Bernardo Jr., John F. McGuire Source: Harvard Business School 27 pages. Publication Date: December 5, 1996. Prod. #: 797001-PDF-ENG