As Filipinos prepare to observe All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) assures customers that it will remain on full alert throughout the Undas weekend, with crews and personnel ready to respond to electricity service concerns 24/7. “We...
Students of La Consolacion University of the Philippines (LCUP) marched against corruption in Malolos, Bulacan, on Sunday, Oct. 26. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) estimated that almost 1,000 students carried various placards with calls "Tapang at tuwid na puso,...
Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), the generation arm of Manila Electric Co., is accelerating its low-carbon expansion, securing an engineering contract for its biggest solar farm in the country while advancing a hydrogen-ready gas power project in Singapore. In a statement on Friday, Oct. 24, MGen’s...
To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various Meralco distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: Meralco exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
Retrofitting Metro Manila to hide its “spaghetti” wires is near impossible, as the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said that the existing underground infrastructure was built only for drainage and water, not for electric cables. Meralco Head of Networks Froilan J. Savet told reporters that...
Consumers may soon see fairer or more reasonable power rates as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) begins the long-awaited rate reset process for Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and other private distribution utilities. In a statement, the ERC said it has approved the new Rationalized Rules for...
With the rise of renewable energy (RE) and other advanced technologies, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is planning to develop a “twin” system control center (SCC) that would monitor and accommodate the growth of electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, and solar at the household level. In a media...
To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various Meralco distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: Meralco exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
Despite slight drop in the national grid’s power charges, Metro Manila consumers will still see a rate hike this month after the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) raised its transmission charge amid differing billing computations. In a briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 15, Julius Ryan Datingaling, NGCP...
Following a reduction last month, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced an upward adjustment in its overall power rate for October, primarily driven by a higher generation charge. In a statement, Meralco said on Monday, Oct. 13, that consumers will see a ₱0.1852 per kilowatt-hour (kWh)...
To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various Meralco distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: Meralco exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, expects a potential increase in electricity rates this month despite marginal decline in prices in September. Joe Zaldarriaga, Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications, said the projected increase was due...
