In a scathing privilege speech, Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez has accused power distribution giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) of overcharging its 7.6 million customers for the past nine years. Fernandez claimed that Meralco has been...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is scheduled to a sign a ‘nuclear cooperation agreement’ with US firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp for the targeted installation of a micro modular reactor (MMR) demonstration project in the Philippines. Meralco Executive Vice President and Chief...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ,will be queueing up to P200 billion worth of investments for the gigantic 3,500-megawatt solar farm development that shall be integrated with 4,000-megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage...
Few may have heard of electric mobility company, NWOW. Yet this brand has been quietly making mobility more accessible to Filipinos for 13 years now. First entering the country in 2010 with its first dealer in Vigan, today, NWOW has a broad nationwide dealer network and is in the process of...
Buoyed by the strong financial showing of its power generation business portfolio, the consolidated core net income of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) had surged 53-percent to P30.023 billion in this year’s nine-month period versus P19.605 billion within a comparative period...
Electric distribution utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced power interruptions in Batangas, Caloocan, Cavite, Laguna, Manila, Muntinlupa, and Pasay. In a post made by the electric company, the seven cities and province will start their maintenance schedule on Monday, Nov. 6 to Wednesday,...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it will hold a competitive bidding for 1,800 megawatts of power supply next year after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved the termination of its power supply deal with San Miguel's power generation unit. In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 2, Meralco...
The renewable energy-based capacity contracting of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) which now hovers at 1,800 megawatts had so far exceeded its initial target of 1,500 megawatts. Its ramped up capacity of clean energy procurements, according to Meralco Vice President and Chief Sustainability...
There are more electrified vehicles in the pipeline for Chery Auto Philippines. The brand gave a sneak preview of some of these future models during the Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) 2023 held at the SMX Convention Center last week. These vehicles were two fully-electric vehicles (EV)...
President Marcos tasked government agencies to prepare for the "eventual manufacture" of electric vehicles in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) Marcos,...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the power distribution utility in Iloilo City, plans to increase renewable energy (RE) to balance its usage with fossil fuel generation. Roel Castro, MORE Power president and chief executive officer said explained the possibility of utilizing...
Nissan showcases how its LEAF EV can use its batteries to power other devices in times of calamity. Thinking of making the switch to electric? You’re not alone. More car buyers in the Philippines are getting convinced to make the switch to electrified vehicles. Based on data from Statista, 1,013...
