Meralco guns for a winning start when it takes on Converge to open its title defense in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup, Friday, April 4, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Meralco's Chris Newsome (PBA Images) Failing to get past the quarterfinals in the first two conferences of the season, the Bolts...
Toyota Aisin Philippines Inc. (TAP) has renewed its retail electricity supply agreement with MPower. Seen in the photo (L-R) are TAP Senior Managing Coordinator Yoshiaki Masuda, TAP Plant Facility Section Manager Florentino Castillo, TAP Deputy General Manager IN-DIRECT Armando Alilang, TAP Acting...
Only a week removed from the thrilling conclusion to the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup, the league immediately plunges back into action with the opening day of the Philippine Cup set on Friday, April. 4. CHRIS NEWSOME banners the Meralco Bolts as they gun to defend their title in the PBA...
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has scheduled several electrical works during the first week of April, potentially affected residents and commercial districts within Metro Manila and its service areas. According to Meralco, parts of Makati, Pasig, and Quezon City are among the Metro cities...
Meralco PowerGen Corp.’s (MGen) renewable energy (RE) unit, MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), has increased its clean energy capacity in the first quarter of 2025 with the inauguration of three solar plants. In a statement on Friday, March 28, MGen said it has switched on 152.7-megawatts...
To minimize the risk of potential power outages, the Department of Energy (DOE) urged consumers in Luzon to practice energy conservation as two natural gas power generation facilities are set to shut down from March 29 to March 31. In a statement on Friday, March 28, the DOE reported that the...
MPower and Araneta Group have renewed their partnership to power the latter’s properties with the addition of its newest hotel, ibis Styles Manila Araneta City. Present during the ceremonial signing recently held at the ibis Styles Araneta City were (L-R) MPower Head of Commercial Operations Ray...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has greenlighted additional capacity to the power supply agreement (PSA) between Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), led by Manuel V. Pangilinan, and San Miguel Corp. (SMC)-led South Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC). In a notice, the ERC said Meralco was granted...
Ronnie L. Aperocho, Meralco executive vice president and COO In line with the country’s nuclear energy push, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is looking for partners to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Philippines. Ronnie L. Aperocho, executive vice president and chief operating...
Could this be a case of “better to laugh with the sinners than weep with the saints?” Too bad for consumers—no laughter here, only swelling bills and bitter tears! Back in November 2022, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) slammed the door on the ₱5.2-billion rate hike plea of SMC Global...
Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications, Joe R. Zaldarriaga, urged communications professionals to capitalize on their transformative power to leverage data and artificial intelligence (AI) with strong sense of responsibility and ethics in adopting to the fast-evolving industry...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is currently evaluating SMC Global Power Holdings Corp.’s (SMGP) request to recover costs from consumers. In an ambush interview with ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta on the sidelines of the Energy Efficiency Day 2025, she shared that SMGP had filed a...
