The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is intensifying its coordination with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for investigation as well as possible prosecution of criminal acts being committed by officials of the country’s electric...
Accelerating patronage and purchases of electric vehicles (EVs) by consumers will serve as the ultimate stimulus to wider investments on the rollout of commercial-scale EV charging facilities in the country, according to Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan. “We...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is leading the race on compliance to the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) with 1,880 megawatts of contracted renewable energy (RE) already secured in its supply portfolio. The power firm indicated that it was able to surpass its initial...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) will create regional procurement hubs to fast-track the project implementation of the country's 121 electric cooperatives (ECs). According to NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda, the planned regional procurements would be part of...
The power generation subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will ramp up its renewable energy (RE) capacity installations to 2,000 megawatts (2.0 gigawatts) backed by P18 billion in committed investments. “The investment will cover over 2GW of gross RE capacity from solar and wind that...
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), which has a combustion engine, but can also be plugged-in to recharge its batteries for pure electric mode. There’s never been a more interesting time to consider the shift to electrified vehicles. Just this year, we’ve seen nearly every automotive...
The domestic electric vehicles (EV) market is expected to grow a conservative 30 percent on strong adoption by motorists amid the influx of new models at relatively affordable price range. Patrick T. Aquino, director at the Department of Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), said during a...
The additional 100 towers that had been transferred by Ayala-led Globe continue to beef up the telecom business portfolio of Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corporation (MIESCOR), a subsidiary of power utility giant Manila Electric Company. Via MIESCOR Infrastructure Development Corporation...
The board of directors of Shell Pilipinas Corporation (SHLPH) has firmed up its direct engagement into the electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) business in line with the transport sector's decarbonization being pushed by the government. In view of its targeted infrastructure rollout in the EV...
AC Motors, the automotive arm of the Ayala Group, has partnered with BYD, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, for the distribution of EVs amid growing demand for clean mobility in the country. AC MOTORS and BYD PARTNER FOR DISTRIBUTION IN PH – AC Motors, the automotive arm...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has conducted on-site registration at the barangay level to entice 4Ps beneficiaries and other marginalized power consumers knowns as "lifeline consumers" to avail of electricity rate discounts mandated by law. The company said it will...
Cooler temperatures in the past weeks have dampened overall electricity demand benefitting customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) with P0.2908 per kilowatt hour (kWh) rate reduction in their August bills. Relative to the rate downtrend, the utility firm said that residential end-users in...
