Press Releases
GBP supports DepEd Iloilo’s Bulig-Basa project
In attendance during the simple ceremonial turnover of the printed modules by GBP for the implementation of the Bulig-Basa project were (from left): Mr. Roel F. Bermejo, PhD, CESO V - Schools Division Superintendent for Division of Iloilo; Mr. Eugenio L. Mallorca, PhD...
MGreen partners with Vena Energy for 68MWac solar project in Ilocos Norte
MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen) recently entered into a joint venture agreement with Vena Energy (Vena), a leading renewable energy company in the Asia-pacific region, for the development, construction, and operation of a 68 MWac solar plant in Ilocos Norte under...
A1E-supported fisherfolk group now a registered cooperative
The Atimonan Coastal Food Production Cooperative is the group behind the Atimonan’s homegrown Aplaya Spanish Sardines. Atimonan Coastal Food Production Association, the local fisherfolk group in Quezon province supported by Atimonan One Energy, Inc....
GBP marks 18th anniversary
By Panay News GBP receives Silver Anvil Award for its Adopt-A-Health Center Program during the 55th Anvil Awards. GLOBAL Business Power Corporation (GBP) is instrumental in shaping the region into what it is today and what it will become in the future. For 18...
50MW BulacanSol power plant starts commercial operations
The 50-megawatts (MW) solar power plant of PowerSource First Bulacan Solar, Inc. (PFBSI) has officially started commercial operations and now provides clean and renewable power to the Luzon grid. Now called BulacanSol, the newly completed plant secured a clearance to...
In the News
MGen eyes floating solar installation in Laguna Lake
By Victor V. Saulon | BusinessWorld MERALCO POWERGEN Corp. (MGen) is venturing into a floating solar energy installation in Laguna Lake, which its president said is a cheaper option for its renewables subsidiary than land-based solar farms. “We are in the process of...
Meralco Plans to Build Solar Project on Laguna Lake
By JORDEENE B. LAGARE |Manila Times THE Manila Electric Co. ( Meralco), through its renewable energy ( RE) arm, plans to build a floating solar project on Laguna Lake, according to an official. In an interview on Tuesday, Meralco PowerGen Corp. ( MGen)...
Ensuring energy security
By Joe R. Zaldarriaga | Daily Tribune This new technology called supercritical simply means that its efficiency level is higher than that of standard coal plants currently producing power all over the country. Just this week, no less than the President of the...
Duterte tells power operators: Beyond profits, provide people affordable electricity
By Argyll Cyrus Geducos | Manila Bulletin President Duterte reminded power operators of their objective to provide the public affordable energy and protect the environment and the welfare of their host communities. Duterte made the statement as he led the switch-on...
Provide affordable energy, Du30 tells power operators
By MJ Blancaflor | Manila Standard President Rodrigo Duterte has urged power operators to provide affordable energy and protect the environment, as he asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Energy to monitor the compliance of...
Power generation firms urged to put up plants, boost supply
By Joann Villanueva | Philippine News Agency MAUBAN, QUEZON -- The Philippine government has adopted a technology-neutral policy to entice more generation companies to put up power plants and help ensure power sustainability and boost growth. In his speech during...
MGen launches Mauban plant with promise of cleaner coal tech
By Victor V. Saulon | BusinessWorld COAL TECHNOLOGY is getting cleaner and remains the most cost-efficient choice under current government policy on power generation, which is “technology neutral,” the head of a major power generating firm said. Rogelio L....
Meralco unit, Thai firm switch on Quezon plant
By Danessa Rivera | The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The joint venture of Meralco Powergen Corp. (MGen) and Thailand’s Electricity Generating Public Co. Ltd. (EGCO) has switched on its 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Quezon. The plant is touted...
Meralco opens P56-billion supercritical coal-fired power plant in Quezon
By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard Mauban, Quezon―San Buenaventura Power Ltd. Co. on Tuesday inaugurated a P56.2-billion supercritical coal-fired power plant here to provide 500 megawatts of additional supply to the Luzon grid. The country’s first and...
455-MW Meralco-EGCO plant switches on
By Myrna M. Velasco | Manila Bulletin MAUBAN, Quezon – At this time when Luzon grid has been experiencing fresh round of supply tightness, the switch-on and official market debut of the P56.2 billion San Buenaventura Power Co. Ltd. (SBPL) coal-fired generating...