The Philippine subsidiary of American oil giant Chevron Corporation has renewed its contract with Quezon Power Phils Ltd. Co. (QPPL) for oil supply, an essential as start-up fuel for the 460-megawatt coal-fired power plant of the latter in Mauban, Quezon. Coal-fired power generating facilities...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will implement power interruptions in various parts of Cavite on Sunday, Dec. 11. Power outages are scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. and again between 5:01 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the circuits of Abubot 32XZ and 38XZ. Affected areas include the portion of...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will not experience relief in their electric bills this month, as the utility firm’s overall tariff will go up by P0.3297 per kWh to P10.2769 per kWh from last month’s P9.9472 per kWh. That upward adjustment will then result in overall increase of...
South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC), a subsidiary of SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMGP) of the San Miguel group, will resume operations of the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power plant by April next year, in time for the high demand during the summer months. According to SMC, the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has been compelled to source higher-priced electricity from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to plug the gap on its baseload capacity needs due to the cessation of supply from the Ilijan gas-fired power facility of South Premiere...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP), a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation, has formally notified Manila Electric Company (Meralco) that it will be terminating its fixed-price power supply agreement (PSA) covering 670 megawatts of supply drawn from the Ilijan gas-fired power plant. As a...
The ball has been tossed into the court of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to secure gas fuel allocation for the offer of San Miguel Corporation to have its 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power facility utilized to augment power supply, primarily for the Luzon grid. According...
With the rising prices of fuel and commoditiesand a law in place to promote sustainable transportation, motorists are becoming keener to make the switch to electric vehicles. To enable its patrons to use greener modes of transportation, Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) partnered with the...
San Miguel Beer slammed the door on Meralco’s bid of a graceful exit, hacking out a 113-108 victory in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Dec. 2. Devon Scott helps San Miguel Beer survive a huge fourth quarter stand from Meralco. (PBA Images) The Beermen showed...
NLEX’s road to the playoffs continues. The Road Warriors crawled out from a huge 18-point hole to pull the rug from under the Meralco Bolts, 92-81, and stay in contention for a playoff spot in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Earl Clark provides a...
Meralco head coach Norman Black was left puzzled on what caused Allein Maliksi to lose his cool that led to him getting thrown out of their crucial game against Magnolia on Sunday, Nov. 27. Meralco's Allein Maliksi (right) defends Magnolia's Paul Lee (PBA Images) The Bolts gunner hit the showers...
From the rotational brownouts on Sunday and the momentary declaration of "red alert" on Monday, Nov. 28, alarm bells are being raised that consumers may need to brace for recurring strained power supply in the main grid of Luzon, especially when the summer months would kick off. System operator...
