Meralco Power Academy is hosting the first ever Giga Summit on Sustainable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Future Grid. Scheduled to take place from September 11 to 13 at The Fifth at Rockwell in Makati City, the 3-day event aims to foster knowledge exchange among industry leaders, policymakers, and...
More than 7.0 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience squeeze in their household budgets as the electricity tariff of the power utility will rise by P0.5006 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its September billing cycle. The rate hike will drive up Meralco’s overall...
Joe Zaldarriaga, the Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications at Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has been announced as one of the guest speakers at the 30th National Public Relations Congress organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP). The event, known as GNOMON,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has admitted that the registration for the rollout of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) remains very slow, although there are expectations that this may pick up speed in the months ahead. Director Patrick T. Aquino of the DOE’s Energy Utilization Management...
Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) is on the path to reduce its carbon footprint when it comes to logistics. It recently unveiled its new plug-in EVs to kickstart its support of Republic Act 11697, referred to as the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA), and contribution towards...
The Energy Regulatory Commission has granted the plea of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and its affiliate-firm Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) on their contract price adjustment. In tandem with that ruling of the Commission had also been the approval on a...
The silent surge of electricity will get charged up into the transport fleets of the power distribution business units of Aboitiz Power Corporation, as the conglomerate lines up the electric vehicle (EV) shift of about 400 of its service cars and motorcycles. Anton Mari Perdices, chief operating...
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...
