August 27, 2020

SMC Global keen on joining auction for Meralco power supply requirement

By Lenie Lectura – August 27, 2020 from Business Mirror SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., the power unit of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), may participate in the competitive auction for 1,800megawatts (MW) of Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) power capacity […]
September 23, 2019

Meralco Style CSP Only Complying with the Ritual of CSP but Betraying the Spirit of the Supreme Court Decision

David Celestra Tan, MSK 22 September 2019 Everyday since last week we, the Meralco consumers, are being bombarded with Meralco’s mind-conditioning proclamations that its CSP have been successful. That the public will save P13 billion in the next 10 years. […]
September 13, 2019

Meralco’s Successful 1,200mw CSP…a Prelude to A Negotiated 1,200mw Atimonan One

David Celestra Tan, MSK 13 September 2019 Meralco’s media machinery is on overdrive hyping the successful holding of their CSP for 1,200mw of power supply. It appears successful for Meralco and its generation partners, particularly San Miguel. Whether or not […]
February 27, 2018

Shutdowns, limited power generation cause Luzon grid to be on yellow alert

By Lenie Lectura – February 26, 2018 from Business Mirror Photo from CNN PHL THE Luzon grid was placed on yellow alert, the first for the year, mainly due to a number of power plants that went offline. “The Luzon […]