Press Releases
BulacanSol partners with DILG and PNP for Barangay Tanod Skills Enhancement
20 barangay tanods and officials from Brgy. Tibagan, San Miguel, Bulacan attended Bulacansol’s Klinika-Kaalaman program, in partnership with the DILG and PNP. BulacanSol, in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and...
MGreen, Vena Energy switch on solar plant in Ilocos Norte
NSEC Ribbon Cutting (From L-R) Currimao Mayor Edward Quilala, Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Cecilia Araneta-Marcos, Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Marcos Manotoc, Head of Vena Energy Philippines Samrinder Nehria, and MGen President and CEO Jaime Azurin Nuevo Solar...
GBP Panay Site Operations Celebrate 15M Safe Man-hours Without Loss Time Incident
Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) subsidiaries Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) and Panay Power Corporation (PPC) proudly celebrated its 15-million safe man-hours milestone without loss time incident. As led and encouraged by the Safety Management...
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...
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...