The power retailing segment of the restructured electricity sector still crowned power giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) as the biggest player with 37-percent market share, according to a report of the Department of Energy. The other players that have been elbowing Meralco in the competitive...
Electricity consumer group Power for People Coalition (P4P) has again criticized Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi, who it described as more preoccupied with political intramurals than his supposed main function with the agency. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA...
Reap what you sow. Nards Pinto (left) and Bong Quinto soar for the layup during Meralco's game against San Miguel at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Sunday, July 18. (PBA) Meralco coach Norman Black lauded Bong Quinto and Nards Pinto for their impressive showing so far in the 2021 PBA...
Photo from PBA Meralco repulsed San Miguel's comeback bid sparked by Terrence Romeo to eke out a 93-87 win and sustain its strong start in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday, July 18 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Backcourt partners Aaron Black and Chris Newsome delivered the...
Photo from PBA Meralco coach Norman Black believed that it could have been an entirely different ball game if NorthPort had Greg Slaughter on the court in their PBA Philippine Cup opener. The Bolts zapped the Batang Pier, 85-63, behind Mac Belo's explosive debut for Black's side on Friday night,...
Photo from PBA Mac Belo scored a career-high 27 points as Meralco cruised past NorthPort, 85-63, to cap off the opener of the PBA Philippine Cup Friday, July 17 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Showing why he was a prized acquisition by a team seeking to build on last season’s semifinal...
In its continuing support to the Government and Private Sector’s fight against COVID-19, Meralco energizes a new mega COVID-19 vaccination centerat Nayong Pilipino located at New Seaside Road, Paranaque City. The project involves the installation of six (6) concrete poles, three (3) 333-kVA...
The customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to brace for higher electric bills this month, as the utility firm’s overall tariff had been up by P0.2353 per kilowatt hour to P8.9071 per kWh versus P8.6718 per kWh in June. For residential end-users in the typical consumption bracket...
Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan’s conglomerate, will be building a 115-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power facility in Rizal that it targets to bring on commercial stream next year. The power project to be sited in the town of Baras, according to the...
The ‘curse’ of strained electricity supply mainly precipitated by simultaneous plant outages will continue to haunt electricity consumers -- as the overall rate of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is anticipated to rise again this month. According to Meralco Vice President Joe Zaldarriaga,...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which is the governance body overseeing the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (PEMC), has been ordered to defer the collection of at least P0.20 per kilowatt hour (kWh) adjustment on its net settlement surplus (NSS) charges. The ruling, which...
Meralco recently commissioned a new 83 MVA transformer bank no. 2 in its Light Industry and Science Park (LISP) 115 kV – 34.5 kV Substation located along South Street, Cabuyao, Laguna. This additional transformer bank will provide the additional capacity needed to serve the new load requirements...
