Some barangays in Manila and Quezon Cities will experience power interruptions starting Tuesday, May 30 to Thursday, June 1. In an advisory released by Manila Electric Company (Merlaco) , it said the temporary power outage is due to line maintenance and relocation of facilities. Some streets in...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has called on the owners and operators of advertising billboards to temporarily roll up or take down their materials in preparation for the super typhoon Mawar. Meralco said that with expected strong winds accompanying super typhoon Mawar,...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has a proposed a way for the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to save up to P16 million in electricity fees from the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3....
Meralco is off to a good start under the tutelage of new head coach Luigi Trillo. *Bong Quinto joined hands with Allein Maliksi during Meralco's fourth quarter run (PBA Images) * The Bolts zapped the revamping NorthPort Batang Pier in the final frame to come away with a 97-89 victory and open their...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has recently completed and energized a new 115-kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation at the Light Industry Science Park-2 (LISP2) in Calamba, Laguna. The power firm indicated that the project was pursued in collaboration with...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be joining the fresh round of bidding that power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be undertake to fill the capacity void on its additional 2024 supply following the retreat of its targeted supplier. First Gen President and COO Francis Giles B....
On top of the double whammy of rotational brownouts and scorching heat, consumers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be distressed with additional financial burden as its rates will go up by P0.1761 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in this May billing. For roughly 70-percent of the utility firm’s...
The recurring spikes in prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) will drive up the electricity rates that will be passed on to roughly 7.5 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in their May billing cycle. According to Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate...
Owing to the extreme tightness of supply, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced that it has implemented rotational blackouts of two-hour duration, initially affecting parts of Cavite and Laguna, as well as key cities in Metro Manila, including Marikina, Novaliches,...
Meralco has decided to take a new direction in its franchise after elevating Luigi Trillo to the head coaching position and marking the end of the eight-year leadership of Norman Black, the team announced on Monday, May 7. *Meralco has appointed Luigi Trillo as the new head coach. (PBA Images) *...
With record-breaking temperatures this summer, power system operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) indicated that electricity demand in Luzon already surpassed last year’s level as recorded on Wednesday, April 19. Data showed that power demand in the Luzon grid reached record-high...
Oscar Moreno Lopez, the patriarch of the conglomerate under First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPHC) of the Lopez group that have businesses in energy through First Gen; real estate via Rockwell and the First Philippine Industrial Park; as well as media giant ABS-CBN, has passed away at the age...
