Photo from PBA Meralco got back at San Miguel Beer in the most emphatic fashion with a 100-85 victory in their quarterfinal matchup Friday, March 18 to become the first team to make the semifinals of the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. With their 26-point collapse against the...
Photo from PBA Magnolia Pambansang Manok and Meralco hope to avoid falling to similar must-win situations like teams with similar twice-to-beat incentives as they aim to close out their respective opponents Friday, March 18 in the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum....
Power utility giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is seeking bidders for its competitive selection process (CSP) on 180-megawatt capacity procurement that it will be undertaking to augment its electricity supply during the summer months. In a notice to bid issued via its third party bids and awards...
Power-intensive businesses can save as much as P4.00 per kilowatt (kWh) on their electric bills if they will resort to demand-side management (DSM) on their power usage; and that entails shifting work load during off-peak hours when electricity rates are lower. Ferdinand O. Geluz, first vice...
Soaring electric bills in summer months seen By MYRNA M. VELASCO Summer months may just get hotter as soaring electric bills could further erode the purchasing power of Filipino consumers and thin power supply could also push Luzon grid into brownout breaking points. As global fuel prices are on...
Photo from PBA TNT, Meralco and Limitless won all of their assignments to begin their title bids on a bright note in the third leg of the PBA 3x3 second conference held Saturday, March 12 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Almond Vosotros, Samboy de Leon, Lervin Flores and Chris Javier worked together...
Photo from PBA Payback is not the primary goal in the minds of coach Norman Black and the Meralco Bolts as they take on the San Miguel Beermen with the twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals. The Bolts have two opportunities to atone for their 26-point collapse against...
Photo from PBA Meralco secured a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals after leaning on a big third quarter to beat Phoenix Super LPG, 109-90, Friday, March 11 to conclude its elimination round campaign in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Import Tony Bishop and Allein...
As weather temperatures rise, so as the electric bills of consumers with power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announcing P0.0625 per kilowatt hour (kWh) increase on its March billing cycle to P9.6467 per kWh from the previous month’s P9.5842 per kWh. For residential end-users in...
Rate hike in March Meralco billing seen By MYRNA M. VELASCO Apart from financial pain at petroleum pumps, the customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will need to expect further squeeze on their household budgets as their electric bills are also anticipated to rise this month. According to...
Senator Nancy Binay today (March 3) urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to focus on immediately shoring up the country’s thinning power reserves rather than busying itself on other concerns. “Rather than looking too far ahead, the energy department should look at the problem that’s staring...
Spectrum to scale up solar rooftop installations for customers By Myrna M. Velasco Spectrum, a wholly-owned solar power firm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), will be scaling up on its solar rooftop installations -- primarily for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, so it can help...
