Press Releases
MGEN Expands Clean Energy Portfolio With Completion of Three Solar Projects
MGreen Baras Solar in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, Rizal. This 80.1 MWac solar facility is expected to provide clean energy to around 81,000 households. This is the first solar power plant in the province of Rizal. Baras, Rizal, Philippines – 28 March 2025 –...
MERALCO POWERGEN (MGEN) UNIT MGREEN CLOSES TERRA SOLAR US$600 MILLION INVESTMENT BY ACTIS
METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 17 MARCH 2025 – MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), through its subsidiary SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC), announces the closing of the acquisition by Actis Rubyred (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. through its wholly-owned subsidiary Actis Rubyred...
MGEN Switches-On 52.8 MW Solar Power Facility in Isabela
MGreen Cordon Solar in Barangay Capirpiriwan, Cordon, Isabela. This 52.8 MWac solar facility is one of the biggest operational solar plants in the whole of Region 2 under the second Green Energy Auction (GEA II) program of the DOE and will provide clean energy to over...
MTerra Solar Forms Partnership for Community Development in Nueva Ecija
Partnerships for community development in Nueva Ecija. Seen on the photo (from L-R) are MPA Director Marc Lester Malibiran, MPA Executive Director Ian Colorina, MGreen and MTerra Solar President and CEO Dennis B. Jordan, Gapan City Mayor Emary Joy Pascual, MTerra...
MGEN Energizes 19.8 MWac Solar Power Plant in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija
MGreen Bongabon Solar in Barangay Pesa, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. A 19.8MWac solar facility that is expected toprovide clean energy to at least 20,000 homes. This is the first GEA-2 project of the Department of Energy (DOE) to becompleted ahead of schedule. ...
In the News
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,...
Meralco PowerGen still keen on pioneering USC coal plant in PH
By Myrna Velasco | Manila Bulletin TAIPEI, Taiwan With twin benefits of higher efficiency in electricity generation and significant reduction in carbon emissions, the power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that it is still keen on...
Meralco pushes for high efficiency, low emission plant
By JORDEENE B. LAGARE | Manila Times TAIPEI, Taiwan: The Manila Electric Co. ( Meralco) is pioneering the utilization of high efficiency, low emission ( HELE) technology in the Philippines, its officials said. Meralco is making the push through its power...
Meralco vouches for new coal technology
By Jed Macapagal | Malaya Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and its power generation subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) are hopeful the Philippines will be amenable to the entry of more high efficiency, low emission (HELE) coal-fired power plants. The...
Brownout-free power seen requiring diversified sources, latest coal tech
By Victor Saulon | BusinessWorld THE Philippines should diversify and modernize its sources of electricity to achieve the kind of uninterrupted power supply Taiwan has attained, according to officials of power generation companies from the Philippines and...