April 19, 2018

Meralco asked to bid out contracts

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 18, 2018 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi asked power retailer Manila Electric Co. to open its power supply agreements to Swiss Challenge instead of waiting for an approval from […]
December 27, 2017

SMC puts other coal power plants on hold

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 25, 2017 at 08:39 pm from manilastandard.net San Miguel Corp. has put on hold developing greenfield power plants after its recent acquisition of the Masinloc coal-fired power plants in Zambales province. “It’s on hold but […]
October 30, 2017

MGen CEO to focus on ‘clean coal’ plants

By Lenie Lectura – October 29, 2017 From Business Mirror   ROGELIO L. Singson, the newly appointed executive of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), said he will focus on “supercritical clean-coal plants”. “I will focus on the general direction of MGen [Meralco […]
June 29, 2017

Groups urge ERC to thrash Meralco’s ‘shady’ PSA deals

By Lenie Lectura – June 28, 2017 from Business Mirror Members of civil society and representatives of communities and consumers affected by the operations of coal-fired power plants filed on Wednesday before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) separate petitions for intervention regarding Manila […]