Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), announced that its subsidiary, PacificLight Power Ltd. (PLP), is on track to begin operations of its additional 100-megawatt Fast Start gas turbine capacity this quarter. MGen stated that PLP is set...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has announced the upgrade of its substation in Bonifacio Global City, a move aimed at addressing the increasing power demand in Taguig City and parts of Makati. In a statement on Tuesday, April 30, Meralco detailed the expansion of its Fort...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) reported that it has upgraded a power transformer at Tayabas delivery point (DP) substation to address rising power demand in Quezon province and neighboring towns in Laguna. In a statement, Meralco said the newly energized power transformer has increased its capacity...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Senior Citizens Party-list has welcomed President Marcos' decision to extend the operating franchise of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) by a quarter-century. "The Senior Citizen...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (PPAB, Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda aired his appreciation to President Marcos after the latter reportedly signed into law one of...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has partnered with state-owned French electric utility firm Electricité de France SA (EDF) to explore the viability of nuclear energy in the Philippines. In a statement, Meralco said that it has entered into a two-year memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with EDF that...
Consumers should brace themselves for another increase in their electricity bills this month, as Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has announced a power rate hike for April. In a statement on Friday, April 11, Meralco reported a ₱0.7226 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase in its...
To address rising power demand in Laguna and neighboring areas, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has energized Mesaland substation in Santa Rosa City. In a statement, Meralco said it began operating the 115-kilovolt (kV)-34.5-kV substation in Hacienda Sta. Elena, which is set...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), through its subsidiary unit SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC), announced that Singapore-based Actis Rubyred Pte. Ltd. has closed its investment stake in Terra Solar Philippines Inc. In a statement on Monday, March 17, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) reported that...
Ahead of its scheduled completion, MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy (RE) unit of Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), announced the activation of its solar power plant in Isabela. In a statement on Wednesday, March 11, MGen said the 52.8-megawatt (MW) MGreen Cordon Solar...
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced that residents will see a ₱0.2639 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase in this month’s billing. In a statement on Tuesday, March 11, Meralco reported that the overall rate for a typical household would be raised from ₱12.0262/kWh to ₱12.2901/kWh....
From left, first row: Vice President and Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Jeffrey O. Tarayao; Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Edgardo V. Carasig; First Vice President and Head of Networks, Froilan J. Savet; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,...
