Meralco kicks off micro-grid venture 26 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Myrna M. VelascoPower utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) finally got its micro-grid venture off the ground with its pioneering electrification of Isla Verde in Batangas, an island-mode domain within its service area. Meralco had given word that Isla Verde will serve as its kick-off point on its plunge into micro-grid ventures following the Department of Energy’s (DOE) stern call on it to either electrify the area or waive it to another investor-taker. As noted by the power company, “the project is Meralco’s first solar microgrid,” in reference to a smaller scale power grid operated independently from the interconnected network in an electricity system. Meralco indicated that 30 households were already given access to electricity service.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 17, 2019 13:52 UTC