November 2, 2018

MGen seeks to hike RE output to over 1,000 MW

By Lenie Lectura – November 2, 2018 from Business Mirror The power generation arm of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) wants to increase its planned renewable-energy (RE) portfolio to over 1,000 megawatts (MW)—mostly solar power—in the next two years to […]
December 19, 2017

Pending hike on coal tax prompts Meralco unit to eye wind energy

By Lenie Lectura – December 17, 2017 from Business Mirror THE power-generation arm of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is “seriously” looking at venturing into wind energy amid an impending rise in coal taxes. “We’ve been asked to look at wind proposals,” Meralco […]
October 30, 2017

Meralco’s generation unit asks ERC to approve supply agreements

By Alena Mae S. Flores – October 29, 2017 at 08:36 pm from manilastandard.net Meralco PowerGen Corp. is asking the Energy Regulatory Commission to act on pending power supply agreements with parent company and retailer Manila Electric Co. to ensure the security […]