Jot down another victory for all the anti-coal advocates out there. Clean energy and consumers rights group Power for People Coalition (P4P) hailed on Wednesday, April 28 the cancellation of the 600-megawatt (MW) Subic coal plant project listed under Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. (RP Energy),...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking the approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) for its “emergency procurement” of 220 to 260 megawatts of power capacity to augment electricity supply during the summer months. The company said for its proposed interim power...
The consolidated core net income of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) was still lower by 11-percent to P5.11 billion in the first quarter versus a heftier profitability of P5.724 billion in the same period last year pulled down by lower energy sales. Nevertheless, the power...
Coach Norman Black is impressed with the progress Kai Sotto has made since leaving for the United States but stressed that the 7-foot-3 youngster will need to do more if he hopes to fulfill his NBA dream. The Meralco Bolts mentor and member of the Gilas Pilipinas coaching staff said the...
Meralco coach Norman Black (PBA Images) Meralco coach Norman Black believes everything can still happen despite notions that the chase for the PBA Philippine Cup crown will be limited to a four-team contest between defending champion Barangay Ginebra, San Miguel Beer, Magnolia and TNT. “I think...
With just a relatively minor easing on the quarantine protocols within the so-called NCR plus bubble, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) was prompted to extend its self-imposed policy on “no disconnection of services” until the end of this month. Essentially, that will be for...
The electrical linemen and meter readers in the power sector are being pushed for prioritization in the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program given the very high risk of exposure they have in carrying out their jobs. The proposal was put forward by Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin T....
Meralco, the Philippines’ largest electricity distribution utility, was once again among the most decorated companies in the recent Philippine Quill Awards. The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines awarded Meralco the Top Communication Award for COVID...
The customers of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will brace for added financial burden in their electric bills this month as its overall rate had gone up by P0.0872 per kilowatt hour (kWh), mainly on account of higher generation charges, the biggest component of its pass-on...
As weather temperature rises, so as the electric bills that consumers will be paying with initial estimates that the rates of giant power utility firm Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be going up in April billing. According to Meralco Vice President and Spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga, “based...
The customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) who will be locked up in their homes because of the re-imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) during the Holy Week will not need to worry about probable service cut-off, because the utility firm has extended its ‘no disconnection’...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and the two subsidiary-firms of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) have jointly filed applications with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the approval of power supply agreements (PSAs) on 1,800 megawatts of power capacity that...
