Press Releases
MGen, project companies support the fight against COVID-19; turn over PhP1.5 Million worth of goods to Quezon province
MGen and SBPL on May 1 turned over PhP1.5 Million worth of relief support to Quezon Provincial Government. In the photo are Patrick Collantes of MGen/A1E, Ma. Christina Talavera of the Office of Gov. Danilo Suarez, and Chuckie Rivera of SBPL. Meralco PowerGen...
MGen site activities suspended
In line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order on the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen) would like to announce that activities at sites owned by its project companies have been suspended since...
MGreen unit signs EPC contract for 50MWac Bulacan Solar Project
PowerSource First Bulacan Solar, Inc. (PFBSI) on Friday executed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with SUMEC Complete Equipment & Engineering Co. Ltd. for its solar power project. The contract covers a 50-MWac solar plant in San Miguel,...
SBPL switches on PH’s most advanced coal power plant; boosts Luzon supply with 500 MW
San Buenaventura Power Ltd. Co. (SBPL) on Wednesday marked the commercial operations of its new 500-Megawatt (MW) supercritical coal-fired power plant with a Switch-On Celebration led by Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte. In his speech, President Duterte...
MGreen gets funding for solar projects
MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen) has secured equity funding amounting to P424 million that will be used to invest in various solar projects under development. These solar projects have a combined capacity of 210 megawatts (MW) and total combined project cost of...
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MGen giving P424 million to MGreen for 210 MW of solar-power projects
By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will provide P424 million to MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen) to partly finance the development of 210 megawatts (MW) of various solar-power projects. “The company’s board of directors approved...
New Meralco boss bats for more power plants, ‘RE’ initiatives, smaller carbon footprint; Electrification for far-flung communities, industries, a pipe dream no more
By Manila Standard Early this year, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) switched on its first micro-grid project in Isla Verde, Batangas, a magnet to foreign visitors and a haven for divers. Residents of the island have been subsisting on diesel generator sets from...
Green energy without subsidy
By Orlando Oxales | Manila Standard "This just might be a game-changer." Economic development, especially if it were to be inclusive, requires conscientious planning in which time is of the essence. Coming out of the summer months, the series of yellow, and even...
Building a greener environment
BY JOE ZALDARRIAGA | The Daily Tribune Another meaningful week has passed, allowing me to reflect on where are we now as a country and where we are headed, especially as we continue to make a better world for future generations. The elections are over; we have...
Meralco eyes investments in 1,000 MW green energy
By Danessa Rivera | The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) plans to build 1,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy projects in the next seven years in its bid for cleaner and more cost-competitive power supply in its franchise area....
Meralco eyes green energy projects
By Ronnel W. Domingo | Inquirer Manila Electric Co. is readying a 1,000-megawatt pipeline of renewable energy projects over the next five to seven years, according to its newly installed president, Ray C. Espinosa. Espinosa said the electricity distribution...
Party-list asks Meralco to abandon coal plants, shift to RE
By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror MURANG Kuryente Partylist (MKP) wants the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to abandon its coal- power plant projects and instead shift to developing renewable-energy (RE) sources. “Renewable energy is safer, more affordable and...
Meralco investing in 1,000 MW clean energy
By The Daily Tribune The Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) on Wednesday announced a significant expansion of plans to invest in renewable energy projects in the coming years. “As we celebrate the World Environment Day, we announce that we are developing 1,000 MW of...
Meralco plans to hike RE output to 1,000MW in 5-7 years
By Myrna M. Velasco | Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is stepping up investments in renewable energy (RE) capacity with installation rollout of 1,000 megawatts (MW) in the next 5-7 years. For its jumpstart point, the...
Meralco to finish 1,000-MW RE projects in next 5-7 years
By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror THE power-generation arm of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is pushing for the completion of 1,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable-energy (RE) projects in the next five to seven years. “As we celebrate World Environment Day, we...