Energy
Taguig RTC stops Meralco search for 1,000 MW worth of contracted electricity via CSP
The Taguig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Wednesday stopped the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) from pushing through with the competitive selection process (CSP) set to begin this Friday, August 2.
Insufficient power compels DOE to declare Luzon grid under yellow alert
The Luzon grid was placed under yellow alert at 1 p.m. Wednesday as two coal-fired power plants broke off line.
US photonic solutions firm taps Meralco unit in a 116-kWp solar rooftop project
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) subsidiary MSpectrum Inc., has partnered with the local unit of US-based Excelitas Technologies Corp. in a solar rooftop project in Laguna.
Lopez-led ThermaPrime acquires 3 more drilling rigs to support affiliate’s geothermal expansion program
Lopez-led ThermaPrime Drilling Corporation (ThermaPrime), the Philippines’ leading geothermal well drilling company, is expanding operations by acquiring three more rigs to support the geothermal expansion program of its affiliate and help the country attain energy security.
Target 1,200-MW PH power capacity requires technology larger than micro or small nuclear reactors
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) recently acknowledged the inadequacy of original plans to embrace either the micro or small modular reactor (MMR/SMR) concept of power generation for the Philippines over the medium term given the need to generate 1,200 megawatts more capacity by 2032.
