The local government of Pasay City informed the residents in Villamor Airbase that the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be implementing power service interruption on Thursday, Nov. 17, due to upgrading of facilities in the area. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said residents along 9th and 10th...
Meralco’s eSakay: Gradually melting the 'ICE' with EVs By MYRNA M. VELASCO Within this month, the planet’s warming temperatures will be in the spotlight again – as global economic and political leaders, scientists as well as the other alpha geeks of ‘climate change diplomacy’ will gather...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is scheduling another round of bidding by January next year for a 200-megawatt baseload power capacity to be sourced from renewable energy (RE) generating facilities. The auction date is scheduled on January 10, 2023, a follow-through to the...
Allein Maliksi provided a huge lift in the second half as Meralco fended off the Blackwater in overtime, 102-98, to notch its first win streak of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday, Nov. 11. Allein Maliksi (PBA Images) Maliksi dropped all of his 16 points...
The Pasay City government announced that a four-hour power service interruption will be implemented at F.B. Harrison and Don B. Hernandez on Saturday, Nov. 12. The city government advised residents in the area to make necessary preparation before the implementation of power outage from 9:00 a.m. to...
Battery energy storage system (BESS) can now be prudently positioned as a technology solution that can thrive on a cost-competitive basis as well as a viable application, especially on the sphere of ancillary services (AS) or the technology support to guarantee reliable operations of the power...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience higher electric bills this month as its overall tariff went up by P0.0844 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to P9.9472 per kWh this November from the previous month’s P9.8628 per kWh. For residential end-users in the 200 kWh consumption band,...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has denied the P0.30 per kilowatt hour (kWh) rate hike that had been jointly applied for by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGP) of the San Miguel group. In a ruling issued by the power industry regulator on Monday, Oct....
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will prudently examine the implication of the P0.30 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate hike plea of SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP) to the similarly-situated power supply agreements (PSAs) underwritten by the other power utilities. The bid of San...
MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), the RE investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), and Singapore-headquartered Vena Energy have formed a joint venture for the construction of their 68-megawatt ac (MWac) solar power project in Currimao, Ilocos Norte. The project is expected to be...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP), the energy investment arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), has formally lodged ‘notice of termination’ for two of its prevailing power supply agreements (PSAs) with Manila Electric Company (Meralco). This move is SMCGP's ultimate recourse if the...
San Miguel just thrives in pressure-packed moments. Photo from PBA The Beermen showed much resolve against the gritty Meraclo Bolts, hacking out a 100-89 win to book a return trip to the Finals in the 2022 Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Aug. 17. SMB erased the bitter...
