Meralco used a huge fourth quarter assault to zap Converge, 90-74, and join early leaders in the standings of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Thursday, June 16. Aaron Black shoots the lights out en route a 25-point outing in Meralco's 90-74 victory over Converge. (Photo...
With anticipated robust uptake from renewable energy (RE) developers, US-headquartered Amber Kinetics will double its production of kinetic energy storage systems (KESS) or “flywheels” by the end of the year at the completion of its manufacturing facility expansion in Santo Tomas, Batangas. In...
Gokongwei-owned Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) enlisted at least 10 of its malls with the interruptible load program (ILP) of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to prevent brownouts. ILP is a scheme wherein entities with self-generating assets will need to switch on their facilities...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is installing a new power substation that will cater to the electricity service needs of the Vermosa estate of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) in Imus, Cavite. The power company said it already kicked off the construction of the blueprinted...
Reynel Hugnatan (Photo from PBA) Meralco climbed back from a 16-point third quarter deficit to claim a 109-98 victory in its PBA Philippine Cup debut Saturday, June 11 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Chris Newsome, Aaron Black and Reynel Hugnatan were instrumental in the rally that enabled...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will need to allot higher budgets for their electric bills this month, as the utility firm raised its overall tariff by P0.3982 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to P10.4612 per kWh from the May level of P10.0630 per kWh. For household consumers in the...
Terra Solar Philippines Inc., which is an affiliate firm of Razon-led firm Prime Infrastructure Holdings Inc., will pursue utility-scale solar power projects of up to 3,500 megawatts with coupling of battery energy storage system (BESS) in the magnitude of 4,000 to 4,500-megawatt hours (MWh) to...
Filipino consumers will need to tighten their belts further, as the next burden in their budgets could be uptick in electric bills, primarily those under the Meralco franchise area. Based on initial estimates, Meralco Vice President Joe Zaldarriaga indicated that the generation charge component of...
The Pasay City government announced on Tuesday, May 17, that several areas in the city will experience power service interruption on May 18 and 19 due to line maintenance, reconstruction works, and the retirement of facilities by Meralco. The Meralco will conduct line maintenance on May 18 along H....
The overall tariff to be passed on by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in this May billing had been reduced by P0.12 per kilowatt hour (kWh), a reverse from the earlier projection of a rate hike, to reflect the P7.8-billion consumer refund ordered by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
Widespread incidents of power interruptions in roughly 1,500 barangays nationwide plagued voting proceedings during the synchronized national and local elections on Monday, May 9. The National Electrification Administration (NEA), in particular, reported that about 1,456 barangays temporarily lost...
Re-electionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has lauded the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for refunding the excess electricity bill collections saying it is a welcome relief for power consumers amid the rising cost of goods and basic services. The ERC had...
