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Batangas Power Corporation vs Batangas City, et al.

BATANGAS POWER CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. BATANGAS CITY and NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 152675 | 2004-04-28

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Before us are two (2) consolidated petitions for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking to set aside the rulings of the Regional Trial Court of Makati in its February 27, 2002 Decision in Civil Case No. 00-205.

The facts show that in the early 1990's, the country suffered from a crippling power crisis. Power outages lasted 8-12 hours daily and power generation was badly needed. Addressing the problem, the government, through the National Power Corporation (NPC), sought to attract investors in power plant operations by providing them with incentives, one of which was through the NPC's...