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...
In the News
Meralco PowerGen to join supply bidding
By Alena Mae Flores | Manila Standard Meralco PowerGen Corp. expressed interest to join the competitive selection process for the supply of 1,800 megawatts of base load power to Manila Electric Co. “Yes, MGen will join,” Meralco PowerGen president Rogelio...
Top power firms keen on Meralco CSP
By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror The biggest power producers in the industry, including San Miguel Corp. (SMC), are now evaluating the bid terms released Thursday by the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for the 1,800megawatts (MW) Competitive Selection Process...
‘Coal plants to boost Luzon grid capacity’
By Lenie Lectura | Business Mirror Nearly 6,000 megawatts (MW) of total power generation capacity would be added to the Luzon grid until 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. A report released Monday showed that bulk of the committed power projects as of...
MGen’s solar project in Bulacan set for grid impact study
by Adam J. Ang | BusinessWorld THE Department of Energy (DoE) signed off the solar farm project of Meralco Powergen Corp. (MGen) for a grid impact study. It endorsed the 50-megawatt (MW) renewables project of Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) power generation...
RP Energy teams up with One Meralco Foundation to fight COVID-19
By Manila Standard Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy), through the support of One Meralco Foundation, recently donated 26 desktop computers to support the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The computers, will be used in...
Meralco unit resumes work on 2 power plants
By Myrna M. Velasco Manila Bulletin The power generation investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has resumed development works and construction activities at its project-sites in Atimonan, Quezon and San Miguel, Bulacan as lockdown restrictions had already...
MGen resumes site activities in Quezon, Bulacan
By The Manila Times Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) announced on Friday the resumption of site activities in Quezon and Bulacan provinces after the government eased quarantine restrictions this month. In a statement, the power generation arm of the Manila Electric Co....
MGen resumes construction of power plants
By Adam J. Ang, Business World Two project companies of Meralco Powergen Corp. (MGen), the power generation arm of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), have resumed site activities as the government further relaxed the quarantine measures in Luzon. Atimonan One Energy,...
Meralco bares plan to boost generation capacity to 3,000 MW
By Alena Mae S. Flores | Manila Standard Power retailer Manila Electric Co. is looking at generating 3,000 megawatts in the next five years, including 1,000 MW from renewable energy. “We are targeting around 3,000 MW within the next five years, with 1,000 MW allocated...
Meralco eyes 3,000 MW capacity
By Danessa Rivera | The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. is eyeing 3,000 megawatts (MW) in capacity as part of its growth strategy for power generating unit Meralco Powergen Corp. (MGen). “We are targeting around 3,000 MW in the next five...