Meralco
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The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 39 cities and 72 municipalities, including the whole of Metro Manila and the exurbs that form Mega Manila.
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- History
- La Electricista
- Founding of the Manila "Electricity", "Railroad" and "Lighting" Company (MERaLCo)
- Manila Suburban Railways Company
- Power generation and distribution
- World War II
- Postwar
- Acquisition by the López group
- Martial law and Romualdez takeover
- After martial law
- Entry of First Pacific and JG Summit groups
- Early renewal initiatives during the 16th Congress
- Franchise renewal
- Controversies
- 2008 legislative investigation on high power rates
- Syndicated ''estafa'' and bribery case
- Dismissal of syndicated ''estafa'' case
- Judiciary's decision on 1999 disconnection incident
- Allocation of the 2.4 GHz ISM band
- Service area
- Ownership
- Sports teams
- See also
- References
The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 39 cities and 72 municipalities, including the whole of Metro Manila and the exurbs that form Mega Manila.
The name "Meralco" is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company, which was the company's official name until 1919.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meralco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.