Tuesday, 24 June 2025
11 Jun 2025
11:51AM
Meralco cuts power rates for second straight month as June supply costs dip
“Our customers will continue to benefit from lower power rates this month mainly due to lower generation charge,” said Meralco vice president and corporate communications head Joe Zaldarriaga.
9 Dec 2024
9:01PM
Meralco wants to extend provincial reach via electric cooperative joint ventures
Currently, Meralco — the country's largest power distributor and retailer — operates within only 3 percent of the country’s land area but delivers 55 percent of the nation’s power supply.
27 Oct 2024
11:30AM
Meralco nears full electricity restoration after storm; last 6,000 homes powered up today
This marks less than 1% of Meralco’s total customer base, the utility said in a statement. The remaining areas without power are concentrated in parts of Cavite and Laguna.
16 Oct 2024
1:25PM
Meralco’s new P35-M switching station to boost energy reliability in Laguna
The firm said the P35-million facility is designed to support Solar Tanauan Corporation’s 50-megawatt alternating current power plant by enhancing power delivery to Meralco’s 115-kV system.
28 Aug 2024
7:34AM
INSIDER VIEW: Competition in power distribution? The Supreme Court has spoken
Our power industry expert argues that electric cooperatives don't have a constitutional right to an exclusive franchise within their coverage areas. And that's not just his opinion. Apparently, no less than the Supreme Court has said so.
25 Jul 2024
2:10PM
Meralco restores power to 330,000 customers after Typhoon Carina disruptions
The country's largest power retailer said on Monday that its personnel are working round the clock to restore electricity to customers affected by Typhoon Carina and the intensified southwest monsoon.
18 Jun 2024
7:00AM
INSIDER VIEW: When power outages hit home
The reality is that the power sector lacks capacity. I do not know precisely how much, but the red alerts are the official signs by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines that we need more capacity to meet demand.
11 Jun 2024
11:03AM
NGCP boosts Luzon grid with 440-MW Isabela solar project link
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has entered into a connection deal with San Ignacio Energy Resources Development Corp. for the development of the 440-MW Isabela Ground Mounted Solar PV Project.
22 May 2024
10:26AM
INSIDER VIEW: Yellow and Red Alerts — What's really going on in the power sector?
Last month, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines issued a stark warning: the Luzon and Visayas grids are under yellow and red alerts. What do those alerts mean? Why are there no investments in the power generation when more capacity is needed?
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