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MGen brings lifelong impact to grassroots communities
Members of Atimonan Coastal Food Producers Cooperative preparing Aplaya Spanish Sardines Kaisa Sa Kalusugan Radio Health Program KlinikaBarangay participants were equipped with knowledge on first aid intervention. Balai Café GBP scholars showing the books they’ve...
Bulacansol bolsters skills of health frontliners in Bulacan
BulacanSol, BFP, and MDRRMO trained 35 barangay health frontliners in San Miguel, Bulacan last October 19, 2022. KlinikaBarangay participants were equipped with knowledge on first aid intervention. BFP representative demonstrated the proper use of fire extinguisher in...
MGen-GBP employees bring holiday cheers in Bulacan and Rizal
MGen-GBP employees together with the students from Dona Paz Sumulong Elementary School during the Pamaskong Handog in Baras, Rizal. Some of the MGen-GBP volunteers distribute noche buena packages and gift bags to the families and kids of Brgy. Tibagan—one of the...
BALIK ESKWELA KITS FOR BARAS PUPILS
In photo (L-R): PHRI Site Head RJ Rivera, MGen-GBP CSR Luzon Head Jason Gavina, MES Head Teacher Mercedita Dampog, and some of the pupil-recipients. BALIK ESKWELA KITS. In time for the resumption of full in-person classes, PH Renewables, Inc. (PHRI) provided 100...
PH Renewables leads tree planting activity in Rizal
Under One Meralco Foundation’s One for Trees program, PH Renewables Inc. (PHRI)—a subsidiary of MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen)—led a tree planting activity last November 3 in partnership with the local government unit of Baras, Rizal. Around 60 volunteers...
In the News
MGen gets OK to resume work on Bulacan solar power project
By Lenie Lectura |Business Mirror The Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has been cleared by the local government to partially resume work on its P4.25-billion solar power project in Bulacan. “We have been given partial authority to restart work there because we...
Meralco commits to develop solar projects by 2020
By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard Manila Electric Co. through power unit Meralco PowerGen Corp. has committed to develop 224 megawatts of solar power facilities by 2020. “Recognizing the role of renewable energy in the overall dispatch, its inevitability...
Meralco to begin work on Bulacan solar plant shortly
By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard PowerSource First Bulacan Solar Inc., a consortium composed of Meralco PowerGen Corp. and its partners, plans to start construction of a 50-megawatt solar power project in San Miguel, Bulacan this month. “We had to wait...
Meralco’s revised CSP rules spark interest of top firms
By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) revised bidding rules for the second round of the competitive selection process (CSP) for 1,200-megawatt (MW) capacity sparked the interest of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and Ayala...
Coal to keep big share in Asean’s power-generation mix
By: Ronnel W. Domingo | Philippine Daily Inquirer Adoption of cleaner technologies for coal-fired power plants is vital for Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines considering that this fossil fuel will continue to cover a significant part of the...
‘PH’s power plant technology on par with other countries’
By Panay News TAIPEI – The Philippines is not behind in terms of adopting the latest technology for power plants, an official of a power station here said. Linkou Power Deputy Plant general manager Ru-Chin Chou said the Philippines is not far behind Taiwan,...
Meralco PowerGen still keen on pioneering USC coal plant in PH
By Myrna Velasco | Manila Bulletin TAIPEI, Taiwan With twin benefits of higher efficiency in electricity generation and significant reduction in carbon emissions, the power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that it is still keen on...
Meralco pushes for high efficiency, low emission plant
By JORDEENE B. LAGARE | Manila Times TAIPEI, Taiwan: The Manila Electric Co. ( Meralco) is pioneering the utilization of high efficiency, low emission ( HELE) technology in the Philippines, its officials said. Meralco is making the push through its power...
Meralco vouches for new coal technology
By Jed Macapagal | Malaya Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and its power generation subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) are hopeful the Philippines will be amenable to the entry of more high efficiency, low emission (HELE) coal-fired power plants. The...
Brownout-free power seen requiring diversified sources, latest coal tech
By Victor Saulon | BusinessWorld THE Philippines should diversify and modernize its sources of electricity to achieve the kind of uninterrupted power supply Taiwan has attained, according to officials of power generation companies from the Philippines and...