MGen gets OK to resume work on Bulacan solar power project

By Lenie Lectura |Business Mirror   The Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has been cleared by the local government to partially resume work on its P4.25-billion solar power project in Bulacan. “We have been given partial authority to restart work there because we...

Meralco commits to develop solar projects by 2020

By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard   Manila Electric Co. through power unit Meralco PowerGen Corp. has committed to develop 224 megawatts of solar power facilities by 2020. “Recognizing the role of renewable energy in the overall dispatch, its inevitability...

Meralco to begin work on Bulacan solar plant shortly

By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard   PowerSource First Bulacan Solar Inc., a consortium composed of Meralco PowerGen Corp. and its partners, plans to start construction of a 50-megawatt solar power project in San Miguel, Bulacan this month. “We had to wait...

Meralco’s revised CSP rules spark interest of top firms

By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror   The Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) revised bidding rules for the second round of the competitive selection process (CSP) for 1,200-megawatt (MW) capacity sparked the interest of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and Ayala...

Coal to keep big share in Asean’s power-generation mix

By: Ronnel W. Domingo  | Philippine Daily Inquirer   Adoption of cleaner technologies for coal-fired power plants is vital for Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines considering that this fossil fuel will continue to cover a significant part of the...

‘PH’s power plant technology on par with other countries’

By Panay News   TAIPEI – The Philippines is not behind in terms of adopting the latest technology for power plants, an official of a power station here said. Linkou Power Deputy Plant general manager Ru-Chin Chou said the Philippines is not far behind Taiwan,...