(Photo from Meralco) Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez is prodding the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to halt the alleged questionable 1,800-megawatt (MW) power supply agreement (PSA) that the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) intends to bid...
Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (Facebook) Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez has asked power distribution giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to refund some P200 billion in supposed overcharges to its 7.7 million customers amid...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) purchase of electricity goes through a "very strict" process, a representative of the firm assured the House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Wednesday, Nov. 22....
After a month of teasing , Mobility Access Philippines Ventures Inc. (MAPVI) — the official distributor of BYD in the Philippines under the Ayala Group of Companies — has launched the BYD Atto 3 crossover in the Philippines. First previewed at the recent 11th Philippine Electric Vehicle...
The shift to electrification deserves nothing less than the keenest attention to detail. It is with this belief that Lexus’ first battery electric vehicle (BEV), the RZ450e, was designed from the ground up. The intention is not simply to deliver the benefits of zero emission, all-electric...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and US firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) have sealed cooperation agreement for the targeted rollout of micro modular reactor (MMR) pilot project in the Philippines. According to the utility firm, the deal will warrant the conduct of a...
A Filipino company and an American corporation have agreed to undertake a pre-feasibility study to explore clean and sustainable energy options in the country. (RTVM Screenshot) The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and the Ultra Safe Nuclear Cooperation (USNC) signed the agreement to conduct a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) A game changer for the Philippines' energy landscape. That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described the twin nuclear agreements sealed during President Marcos' ongoing visit to the United...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that it extended P934.56-million worth of loans to at least 24 electric cooperatives (EC) as of end-October this year. The electrification agency emphasized that the released loans to ECs had been anchored on its Enhanced Lending...
(Unsplash) A former congressman, Infrawatch Convenor Terry Ridon, is calling on lawmakers in the country to help explain to Filipinos the true reason why local power rates are costly. This came in the wake of a proposal in the House of Representatives to split the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has initially cornered prospective offers of 3,310 megawatts from six (6) interested bidders on its scheduled competitive selection process (CSP) for capacity procurement of 1,800MW that will satiate its additional supply portfolio for 2024 and...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said that the power prices in the country coincide with the real electricity costs, and that their rates are fair and reasonable to its service quality. Meralco issued the statement to clarify the recent statements made by ACT-Teachers Representative France Castro,...
