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...
Electricity demand surge ushered in by the country’s bit-by-bit economic reopening is now wrestling with available supply – especially for Luzon grid – but news of greenfield power plant developments are still not up to expectations. The main power grid can still count on new plants coming...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 15 urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to investigate Manila Electric Co.'s (Meralco) recent announcement of a power rate hike for June saying it “defies logic” even under the regime of deregulation. Hontiveros said the ERC must provide a...
Meralco recently commissioned its new 50 MVA transformer bank no. 2 in its Pulilan 69 kV – 13.8 kV Substation located along the Plaridel-Pulilan Diversion Road, Pulilan, Bulacan, providing additional capacity to its existing 33 MVA transformer bank. Likewise, this project provides switching...
Distribution utilities (DUs) as well as retail buyers of electricity can soon opt for demand-side bidding at a price that they prefer once that is introduced as a new trading mechanism in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market. According to Julius Bunyi, manager for Corporate Strategy and Program...
