SAGIP Party-list Reps. Rodante Marcoleta (left), Caroline Tanchay (Facebook) SAGIP Party-list Reps. Rodante Marcoleta and Caroline Tanchay are prodding the House of Representatives to take up their proposed measure to tighten the prohibition on...
Priority procurement of capacity generated from indigenous Malampaya gas had been directed by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in the power purchase agreement (PPA) underwritten by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) with First Gen Corporation of the Lopez group. Owing to that ruling, the...
Leaning on the robust power generating assets of its various subsidiaries, Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) has sustained its lead as the country’s biggest power producer with total installed capacity of 5,745.221 megawatts, according to data released by the Energy Regulatory Commission. Inching...
TORONTO – Investors who are seriously looking at infusing heavy capital for nuclear power projects in the Philippines are decisively assessing concerns on siting as well as certainty of regulatory frameworks being the challenges that could make or break a deal in the resurgence of this...
The pass-on tariff of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will climb by a marginal P0.0229 per kWh in the March billing cycle, and that has been precipitated mainly by the ancillary services (AS) charges of the power system operator. The slight hike in charges will drive up...
(Unsplash) The distribution and regulation sides of the Philippine power sector have expressed their backing of the economic Charter Change (Cha-cha) that's being pushed by the House of Representatives. In particular, resource persons from the Manila...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has clearly stipulated that clearance shall be secured first before Manila Electric Company (Meralco) can pass on costs relating to procured supply from plants running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) – and that is primarily applied to its contracted...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), a unit of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has bought an additional 2.17 billion shares in SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) from Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings Inc. for P2.5 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), SPNEC said...
Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC), which is an affiliate company of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), is firming up a joint venture (JV) deal with Phil-Tower Consortium Inc. (PhilTower) for investment rollout of 4G and 5G mobile infrastructure in the telecommunications...
The household budgets of customers served by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be stretched thin this February, because the all-inclusive electricity rate to be passed on by the giant utility firm is anticipated to increase in this billing cycle. According to Meralco Vice...
(Meralco logo) A ranking congressman is seeking the grant of a new 25-year franchise to power distribution giant the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda filed for this purpose House Bill (HB) No.9793, which...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has completed its P15.9 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC). This comes after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the amendment to SPNEC’s articles...
