Press Releases
MGreen and Vena Energy commemorate the development in Ilocos Norte solar project
Time Capsule Laying: (Left to Right) Currimao Mayor Edward Quilala; Vena Energy Business Development General Manager Mia Jarumayan; Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc; Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Cecilia Araneta-Marcos; Samrinder Nehria, Head of Vena Energy...
Atimonan One Energy wins Excellence Awards in 19th Quill Awards
Members of Atimonan Coastal Food Producers Cooperative preparing Aplaya Spanish Sardines Dr. Richard Argullla, Municipal Heath Officer of Atimonan, Quezon during his Kaisa sa Kalusugan radio interview about the COVID-19 situation in the municipality. Atimonan...
GBP supports Brigada Eskwela 2022
Global Business Power Corporation (GBP), through subsidiaries Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) and Panay Power Corporation (PPC), joins this year’s Brigada Eskwela kick-off with the theme , ‘’Brigada Eskwela: Tugon sa hamon ng ligtas na balik-aral’’. The...
GBP, CANVAS partner to promote reading literacy
GBP scholars showing the books they’ve received, authored by CANVAS. This partnership forms part of the non-profit organization’s ‘One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children’ campaign. Global Business Power Corporation (GBP), in collaboration with the Center...
CEDC, GTFI team up for Toledo City community initiatives
CEDC, GTFI team up for Toledo City community initiatives SYNERGY FOR THE SCHOOLS. Leading the turnover of the donated handwashing stations by CEDC and GTFI for the benefit of public school students of Toledo were (from right) Engr. Leah G. Diaz – GBP FVP for Cebu...
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...