It was another round of ‘madness’ for millions of Filipino consumers before the strike of midnight on Thursday (May 23), as most parts of Luzon grid had been tormented with one to 1.5-hour rotational brownouts. In the franchise area of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) alone, more than 487,000...
Manila Electric Co.'s (Meralco) local retail electricity supplier, MPower, has renewed its partnership with JX Metals Philippines, Inc. for its manufacturing plant in Biñan, Laguna. The Manuel V. Pangilinan-led power utility firm said that it is not only going to provide the power supply, but...
As Luzon grid descended into new round of red alert that was prompted by the tripping of a major power plant, consumers are left with no choice but to suffer through inconvenience and relive the stress of waiting for another wave of spikes in their electric bills. System operator National Grid...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is reportedly naming Ronnie L. Aperocho, one of its insider-veterans, to take the company’s helm soon as President, replacing Ray C. Espinosa who retired last year, according to a highly placed source. The utility firm’s Presidency was...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has energized a new substation in Batangas City to boost the region's economic development efforts. The P450-million Pallocan West Substation, equipped with smart grid technology, aims to address the increasing power demand in Batangas City and drive the...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) issued a warning regarding the popular trend known as the "bill reveal challenge" circulating on social media. In a statement, Meralco emphasized the potential risks associated with sharing electric bills on social media platforms, as it could expose the personal...
PacificLight Power Pte Ltd (PLP), a subsidiary of the Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), has cornered a deal on the provision of 100 megawatts (MW) of ‘fast start’ generation capacity for the Singapore electricity market. The supply deal had been awarded by the Energy Market Authority (EMA),...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has partnered with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the Philippines, Inc. (JCCIPI) to advance sustainable and energy-efficient solutions in the energy sector. During a recent joint webinar on sustainability and environmental, social, and...
Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (Facebook) For Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez, there are many reasons to turn down the franchise renewal application of power distribution giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco)....
While most consumers expected radical spike in electricity rates, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) had announced a rather moderate hike of P0.4621 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its overall pass-on tariff that will be reflected in the bills of consumers this May. For residential...
The electric bills to be dispatched by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and other power utilities will practically be knocking on forbidden doors this May – but consumers will have no choice but to finally face the ‘fear factor’ of soaring expenses for electricity...
Pangilinan-led SP New Energy Corp (SPNEC) is targeting to conclude sell-down of up to 40% of its shareholdings to foreign firms that will be willing to infuse capital into its 3,500-megawatt Terra Solar power project to be integrated with 4,500-megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage system....
