‘Double whammy’ poses power woes
Imagination means savings Meralco PowerGen president Rogelio Singson counts the many ways to save energy amid a power deficiency as summer season begins. ROY PELOVELLO The energy shortfall is expected to last until June mainly as a result of increased...
Plant tied up; power runs short
Meralco PowerGen president and chief executive officer Rogelio Singson The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is back in the power business through a subsidiary. However, it is going through legal hurdles to get its projects going in Luzon that now contends...
Atimonan project costs rise by P15B due to PSA approval delay
MERALCO Powergen Corp. (MGen) said the continuing delay in the approval of the power supply contract for its Atimonan coal-fired power plant had jacked up the project’s cost by P15 billion. “If my numbers are correct, I think nasa mga (it’s at about) P15 billion, kasi...