MSpectrum, the solar solutions subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), will be installing a solar facility that will help meet the electricity needs of agri-business firm May Harvest Corporation for its poultry meat processing facility in Bulacan province. In the agreement sealed by the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will cough up fresh investments for the construction of new substations that will support the real estate buildout of Ayala Land inc. According to the power firm, the major projects it will be pursuing for the Ayala firm will be substations to...
The Ayala group will be dangling a bundled package of renewable energy (RE) and electric vehicles (EVs) in its offer of contracts to targeted customers in the space being served by retail electricity suppliers (RES) in the restructured power sector. With its suite of service-offers that will not...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has filed a resolution seeking to postpone the bidding for Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) 600-megawatt and 400-megawatt power supply requirements. (Photo from the Office of Senator Alan Cayetano) In filing Senate Resolution 1090 dated July 29, Cayetano said that...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is extending its investment interest to other nuclear technologies like small modular reactors (SMR) and conventional nuclear fleets – and that could include the planned repowering of the idled Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) if the...
Having posted record sales of roughly 9.0% in the first half and with cash stream from additional generated capacities, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has scaled up its profit goal to P43 billion for the entire year from its initial target of P40 billion. Meralco Chairman...
DigiCo, a digital entity owned by businesses led by Manuel V. Pangilinan or the MVP Group, has sealed separate agreements to acquire a 10 percent interest in Bayad Center and 100 percent of Multipay Corporation for a yet undisclosed amount. "Having both online and offline solutions, Bayad and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed his belief that any amendment to be made to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) should result in lower electricity rates. In a statement on Saturday, July 27, Gatchalian reiterated that the sought amendments were for the benefit of consumers who...
ACMobility, the official distributor of BYD cars in the Philippines, proudly announced the launch and immediate availability of the new BYD Sealion 6 DM-i. The hybrid crossover is the latest addition to the brand’s new energy vehicle lineup. With the introduction of the Super DM-i technology, the...
The ‘ may liwanag ang buhay ’ mantra did not prevail over the wrath of typhoon Carina after many parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces were submerged into extreme flooding on Wednesday (July 24) and that triggered electricity service cut-off to many consumers, yet power utility giant...
President Marcos has called on Congress to work with the Executive branch in reviewing the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, Marcos made the call to determine if...
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) is throwing full backing to the legislative measures which had been outlined by President Marcos in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) as the next priority policies to be pursued by the government. In the energy sector, the key piece...
