The roughly 7.5 million customers being served by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to brace for P0.7897 per kilowatt hour (kWh) hike in electricity rates as a result of the two-week scheduled shutdown of the Malampaya gas production platform next month. The increase...
KJ McDaniels flexed his muscles with an impressive 20-20 performance to power Meralco to a 105-87 victory over Rain or Shine and open the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup on a winning note at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Jan. 22. KJ McDaniels with an emphatic dunk against Rain or Shine's defense during...
Rain or Shine and Meralco parade reinforcements who are no stranger to the Philippine brand of basketball when they take centerstage in the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup opening salvo at the Philsports Arena in Sunday, Jan. 22. Michael Qualls banner Rain or Shine in the 2023 PBA Governors's Cup. (PBA...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Saturday, Jan. 14, condoled with the family of the late former Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel “Manolo” Lopez, who passed away due to an undisclosed reason. Former Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez (Photo from...
Manuel “Manolo” M. Lopez, former chairman and CEO of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) passed away on Thursday, Jan. 12, at the age of 80, the family has announced. Lopez, who is widely known in business circles as well as to Meralco employees and executives as “MML”,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has indicated that the propounded "gas swapping deal" to enable the operation of the Ilijan gas-fired power plant during the summer months is not firmed up yet. In a statement to the media, the energy department emphasized that “the possible arrangements cannot yet...
Following two failed biddings due to lack of challengers, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has decided to pursue a "negotiated deal" with Solar Philippine Batangas Baseload Corporation’s (SPBBC) on its targeted procurement of 200-megawatt baseload capacity that will be...
The comparatively expensive replacement power capacities secured from a power plant of the Aboitiz group and hefty purchases from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) had partly driven up the overall electricity rate of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), as rates went up by P0.6232 per...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has awarded 18 female college students from different universities with scholarship grants that will help them pursue their dreams of becoming professional electrical engineers. The scholarship will cover the expenses of the selected junior Electrical...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL In late November, we mounted our first Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum, and the over-arching idea was to bring home to the public, and to the business community, how there already exists a multitude of touch points for sustainability and ESG...
Scholarship program for women engineers The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has awarded 18 female college students from different universities with scholarship grants that will help them pursue their dreams of becoming professional electrical engineers. The scholarship will cover the expenses of the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has already kicked off the competitive selection process (CSP) or bidding for the procurement of additional 480 megawatts of capacity that would augment power supply, especially during the peak demand-months of summer. Based on approval rendered...
