April 11, 2020

Meralco unit acquires 70% of solar firm

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 10, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Meralco PowerGen Corporation, a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has acquired majority stake of 70-percent in NorteSol III Inc., a Filipino-led firm that is developing a […]
April 11, 2020

The Extension of Bill Collections of Electric Coops Injected an Unintended Virus that Need Immediate Reassessment….Or it can Put Them and Their Power Suppliers Unnecessarily in ICU.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 11 April 2020   While waiting for a COVID-19 Vaccine, the most effective interim measures are social distancing, home-in-place, sanitation, and testing. The government had done a good job, considering the limits of our resources, to […]
April 10, 2020

Meralco rates higher by P0.1050/kWh in April billing

By Myrna Velasco – April 9, 2020, 11:48 AM from Manila Bulletin Despite downtrend in the generation charge component of its tariff, the all-inclusive rate billed by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for the month of April has been higher by […]
April 10, 2020

2 Mindanao power plants continue operating

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 8, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Two of the electric generating power plants in Mindanao are continuously operating amid the enforcement of extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon and the sporadic lockdowns […]