Press Releases
MTerra Solar Now Delivering Power to the Luzon Grid
The MTerra Solar project is set to become the Philippines’ largest integrated solar PV and battery facility. Once fully completed, it will deliver 3,500 MWp of solar PV capacity paired with 4,500 MWh of BESS. Pasig City, Philippines – 14 March 2026 – Meralco...
STATEMENT OF MERALCO POWERGEN CORPORATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION ON ENERGY SECURITY
At Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN), our foremost responsibility is to help ensure reliable and stable electricity supply for the Philippines and Singapore where we have presence, especially during this period. We recognize that the current energy situation is...
ONE MERALCO ADVANCES NUCLEAR ENERGY PUSH WITH $2.8M USTDA GRANT
PAVING THE WAY FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY ADOPTION. Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have formalized a grant agreement to support a feasibility study for the adoption of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Philippines. In...
MTerra Solar Phase 1 Now Energized and Synchronized with the Luzon Grid
Milestone achieved in less than 15 months since groundbreaking MGEN, Actis, DOE, and NGCP officials mark the initial synchronization and energization of MTerra Solar – achieved in less than 15 months since its groundbreaking. Pasig City, Philippines – 14 February 2026...
MGEN Unit Expands Handumanan Reforestation in Panay
MGEN, West Visayas State University, and DENR officials form partnerships for reforestation efforts in Lambunao, Iloilo. WVSU-CAF Campus Administrator Dr. Joel A. Araquil, Sr.; MGEN Thermal Chief Operating Officer Arnel L. Santos; MGEN Thermal Panay Site Head Antonio...
In the News
Meralco secures favorable outlook
By Chito Lozada The Daily Tribune Dominant power distributor Manila Electric Co. (MER) shares remain attractive as a result of recent diversifications and it may even give a 35.44 percent a year upside from its current trading price of P274 to around P370...
BulacanSol provides Phl clean, renewable energy
By Joe Zaldarriaga The Daily Tribune According to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, the last four years have been the warmest in 139 years. The current warming trend is the result of human emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere,...
Rizal solar plant
By Manila Standard PH Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of Global Business Power Corp., celebrates the groundbreaking of its first solar power plant in the Philippine Communications Satellite Corp. grounds in Baras, Rizal. With a capacity of 115-megawatt peak, the project...
115MW solar farm to power Luzon
By Maria Romero | Daily Tribune Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) subsidiary PH Renewables Inc. has started construction of a 115-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Baras, Rizal. The project is expected to commence commercial operations in 2022. The solar...
Global Business Power to build 115MWp solar plant in Rizal
By Myrna Velasco | Manila Bulletin Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan’s conglomerate, will be building a 115-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power facility in Rizal that it targets to bring on commercial stream next year. The...
Philippines’ further shift to clean energy
By Adrian Paul B. Conoza BusinessWorld The country’s energy grid continues to shift away from traditional sources and further to renewable ones. This was highly noticed in the past months as concerns on individual health and environmental welfare heightened...
50¬MW Bulacan solar power plant starts operation
By People’s Journal Sunday The Luzon grid has additional sources of dean and renewable energy as PowerSource Hist Bulacan Solar, Inc. has started commercial operations. This, as the Energy Regulatory Commission cleared the commercial operation for the 50megawatt...
50-MW BulacanSol power plant: Powering the good life through sustainable energy
By BusinessWorld MERALCO PowerGen Corp. (MGen) is taking serious strides on the renewable energy front with the start of commercial operations of its first solar power plant. Now called BulacanSol, the newly completed power station now provides clean and...
Bulacan solar energy facility goes online
By Jordeene Lagare Manila Times PowerSource First Bulacan Solar Inc. (PFBSI) has switched on its 50-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in San Miguel, Bulacan. The P4.25-billion solar facility, now called BulacanSol, commenced commercial operations and is providing...
MGen’s 50-MW solar plant starts operations
By Myrna Velasco Manila Bulletin The load network of Manila Electric Com pany (Meralco) has gained additional supply source in these summer months, as the 50 megawatt PowerSource First Bulacan Solar Inc. (PFBSI) of its subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Corporation...