The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said 30 local coconut exporters of virgin coconut oil and coconut flour will benefit from export marketing and market linkages training to be implemented from April to December 2023. DTI Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotions Glenn Peñaranda said at the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been discussing with the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) the proposed measures for the pass-on of P22.64 billion worth of deferred charges which accumulated in 2013 following strained supply in the Luzon grid due to...
At least 2.6 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will continue to receive discounts in their electric bills as mandated under Republic Act 11552 or the Extended Lifeline Rate Act. According to Meralco Vice President Lawrence S. Fernandez, the total amount of rate discounts to...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) can temporarily heave a sigh of relief because their electric bills this month will have a reduction of P0.1180 per kilowatt hour (kWh). As announced by Meralco, the rate decline resulted in an all-inclusive tariff of P11.3168 per kWh to be reflected...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco), in partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the local government, opened its own fire and rescue sub-station in Pasig City. Among the attendees of the inauguration were Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Congressman Roman Romulo, BFP Chief Fire...
The summer heat will somehow be eased, as customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are expected to enjoy reduction in their electric bills this month. There was preliminary expectation of a rate hike, but in the final computation, there were factors that ended up pulling down the overall cost...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has secured additional 56 megawatt capacity commitments from Ayala Property Management Corporation (APMC), which will be utilizing its own generating assets for its power needs when necessary. In a statement to the media, Meralco said it has...
If there’s a difference between the two teams in the Finals, Barangay Ginebra and TNT, and those who didn’t make it, that should be the amount of talent in the team, according to Meralco head coach Norman Black. *Norman Black hopes Meralco catches up with the talents of the top teams this...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco), through its transport solutions unit, will be expanding its electric vehicle business into a commercial scale operation. This developed following the incorporation of its new subsidiary Movem Electric Inc., which intends to offer more extensive supply chain...
MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), a unit under the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) group; and Vena Energy have reached commercial operation date (COD); for their 68-megawatt solar farm project in Currimao, Ilocos Norte. The “Garcia 2’ solar farm facility, which is under corporate vehicle...
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Mikey Williams provided a double-barrel gun to TNT’s vaunted attack to blast Meralco, 99-80, and reclaim the upperhand in their 2023 PBA Governors’ best-of-five semifinals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, March 29. *Rondae Hollis-Jefferson fights...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has inked a one-year emergency power supply agreement (EPSA) with South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) of the San Miguel group for the delivery of 300-megawatt capacity from March 26, 2023 to March 25, 2024. The supply contract provided for a...
