November 8, 2018

MGen hopes for A1E contract OK

By Lenie Lectura – November 8, 2018 from Business Mirror MERALCO PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power-generation arm of Meralco, remains hopeful that regulators will soon approve the power-supply agreement of the 2×600 megawatt Atimonan One Energy (A1E) plant in Quezon after the […]
November 6, 2018

Meralco interested in Mindanao power plant

By Danessa Rivera – November 5, 2018 – 12:00am The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is interested in the Mindanao coal-fired power plant which AC Energy Inc. is selling part of its stake, according to its […]
October 29, 2018

Meralco fears cost swell on weak peso

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 28, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With swelling exchange rates and the weakening peso, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) raised fears that this will trigger unwarranted costs escalation in overall capital […]
October 26, 2018

2 PNOC-EC coal projects classified as ‘Projects of National Significance’

By Lenie Lectura – October 25, 2018 from Business Mirror TWO coal-exploration projects of the Philippine National Oil Co.–Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) were classified as “Projects of National Significance” under Executive Order (EO) 30. These two are the Coal Operating Contract (COC) 185 […]