Press Releases
SBPL switches on PH’s most advanced coal power plant; boosts Luzon supply with 500 MW
San Buenaventura Power Ltd. Co. (SBPL) on Wednesday marked the commercial operations of its new 500-Megawatt (MW) supercritical coal-fired power plant with a Switch-On Celebration led by Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte. In his speech, President Duterte...
MGreen gets funding for solar projects
MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen) has secured equity funding amounting to P424 million that will be used to invest in various solar projects under development. These solar projects have a combined capacity of 210 megawatts (MW) and total combined project cost of...
Meralco to Invest in 1,000MW Green Energy Projects
MERALCO POWERGEN PRESIDENT AND CEO ROGELIO L. SINGSON AND MERALCO PRESIDENT AND CEO ATTY. RAY C. ESPINOSA Manila, Philippines (June 5, 2019) – Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) today announced a significant expansion of its plans to invest in renewable energy...
Atimonan ready for development; gets new land use plan
IN PHOTO (L-R): Architect Grace Ramos of Grandt Planners, Inc.; Atimonan One Energy, Inc. (A1E) Development Manager Christopher Chua; Atimonan Mayor Rustico Joven Mendoza; MERALCO PowerGen (MGen) President & CEO Rogelio Singson; and MGen Executive Vice President...
In the News
Meralco cancels plan to auction 1,200 MW
by Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard Manila Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity, cancelled the planned competitive selection process for 1,200 megawatts of greenfield baseload capacity needed by 2024 and will conduct a new CSP covering 1,800...
Meralco seeks CSP deferment
By Danessa Rivera | The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) plans to defer its competitive selection process (CSP) for 1,200 megawatt greenfield capacity due to volatile oil prices and the enhanced community quarantine imposed in...
MGen gets OK to resume work on Bulacan solar power project
By Lenie Lectura |Business Mirror The Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has been cleared by the local government to partially resume work on its P4.25-billion solar power project in Bulacan. “We have been given partial authority to restart work there because we...
Meralco commits to develop solar projects by 2020
By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard Manila Electric Co. through power unit Meralco PowerGen Corp. has committed to develop 224 megawatts of solar power facilities by 2020. “Recognizing the role of renewable energy in the overall dispatch, its inevitability...
Meralco to begin work on Bulacan solar plant shortly
By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard PowerSource First Bulacan Solar Inc., a consortium composed of Meralco PowerGen Corp. and its partners, plans to start construction of a 50-megawatt solar power project in San Miguel, Bulacan this month. “We had to wait...
Meralco’s revised CSP rules spark interest of top firms
By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) revised bidding rules for the second round of the competitive selection process (CSP) for 1,200-megawatt (MW) capacity sparked the interest of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and Ayala...
Coal to keep big share in Asean’s power-generation mix
By: Ronnel W. Domingo | Philippine Daily Inquirer Adoption of cleaner technologies for coal-fired power plants is vital for Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines considering that this fossil fuel will continue to cover a significant part of the...
‘PH’s power plant technology on par with other countries’
By Panay News TAIPEI – The Philippines is not behind in terms of adopting the latest technology for power plants, an official of a power station here said. Linkou Power Deputy Plant general manager Ru-Chin Chou said the Philippines is not far behind Taiwan,...
Meralco PowerGen still keen on pioneering USC coal plant in PH
By Myrna Velasco | Manila Bulletin TAIPEI, Taiwan With twin benefits of higher efficiency in electricity generation and significant reduction in carbon emissions, the power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that it is still keen on...
Meralco pushes for high efficiency, low emission plant
By JORDEENE B. LAGARE | Manila Times TAIPEI, Taiwan: The Manila Electric Co. ( Meralco) is pioneering the utilization of high efficiency, low emission ( HELE) technology in the Philippines, its officials said. Meralco is making the push through its power...