While ensuring stable electricity service to millions of customers Meralco pursues investments to cater to future needs of Filipino consumers

AS THE PHILIPPINE economy continues to expand, the demand for reliable, sustainable, and inclusive energy solutions has never been greater. The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is facing this challenge head-on through continued investments and innovation — ensuring adequate power supply, resilient distribution infrastructure, and topnotch service that will energize communities and industries in the years to come.

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As of the first half of 2025, Meralco’s consolidated customer count grew to 8.1 million — up 3% from 7.9 million in the same period last year. This steady growth reflects the country’s accelerating electrification and urbanization and underscores Meralco’s critical role in powering homes, businesses, and industries across its franchise area.

BUILDING A STRONGER GRID FOR A GROWING NATION

To support the dynamic power requirements of its growing customer base, the Manuel V. Pangilinan-led distribution utility undertakes capital-intensive investments for upgrades and new projects intended to strengthen its distribution network and continuously deliver sufficient, reliable, and stable electricity service.

From April to June this year alone, the Meralco added a total of 459 megavolt-amperes (MVA) to its system to serve load growth and improve service reliability. This included the energization of capital expenditure projects such as the first gas-insulated Regalado Switching Station in Quezon City, the Aseana-1 Substation project in Parafiaque City, and the uprating of the transformer bank at the Tayabas Delivery Point Substation in Quezon Province.

In addition, Meralco completed two substation expansion projects and key upgrades, such as the uprating of sub-transmission lines, improvement of certain 69-kilovolt (kV) lines, and reliability enhancement of the Abubot Substation in Dasmarifias, Cavite.