MACTAN Electric Company (Meco) consumers may not experience an increase in generation rates if the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) steps in to prevent this, following the incident that damaged the cable of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). Engineer Gilbert Pagobo, Meco’s senior vice president and general manager, said he had sent a […]
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Chan: Lapu power consumers should not pay for sins of DPWH
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan will not agree to have the consumers in his city pay for the increase in electric bills, particularly the generation cost, being imposed by the Mactan Electric Company (Meco) to cover its increased costs following damage to a power supply cable caused by the Department of Public Works and […]
Meco: Brace for power outages in Mactan, higher electric bills
AN INCREASE in generation charge, as well as rotating brownouts, awaits consumers of power distributor Mactan Electric in March. The generation charge pertains to the charges for the production of electricity. Engineer Gilbert Pagobo, senior vice president and general manager of Mactan Electric Company Inc. (Meco), announced on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, that from the […]
Bintai Kinden Awarded RM39 Million Project from TNB
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Nov 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad (Bursa: BINTAI, 6998), a mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering services specialist, is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn Bhd (KBK), has been awarded a project worth RM39.0 million for the installation of a […]
Globe, DITO working with 3 foreign telcos for subsea cable
GLOBE Telecom, Inc. on Tuesday said it has teamed up with DITO Telecommunity Corp. and three foreign telecommunications companies for a $300-million submarine cable project that is seen to boost data capacity in the region. The three foreign companies are China Telecom Global Ltd. (CTG) of China, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singtel) of Singapore, and Unified […]
NEC Signs Long-term Charter Contract with Global Marine Systems Limited for Optical Submarine Cable-laying Ship
TOKYO, Oct 17, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has signed a charter contract with U.K.-based Global Marine Systems Limited (1) for an optical submarine cable-laying ship for approximately four years. Through this contract, NEC will strengthen its provision of submarine cable systems and respond to expanding demand for submarine […]
Subsea cable widens reach of Eastern Communications
EASTERN Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. said its $150-million (about P8.7 billion) submarine cable project will help it reach more customers in the rural parts of Visayas and Mindanao. The company, also known as Eastern Communications, undertakes the project in partnership with telecommunications companies Globe Telecom, Inc. and InfiniVAN, Inc. Eastern Communications, through Cable Infinity ship operated […]
Villar-led ALLTV ties up with CNN Philippines
VILLAR-LED Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) channel ALLTV has signed a content license partnership deal with CNN Philippines. “Through CNN Philippines, we can provide our viewers with in-depth local news coverage, and a global perspective on key issues, and stories from around the world,” AMBS President Maribeth C. Tolentino said in a statement on Wednesday. […]
NEC to Build New Trans-Pacific Cable
TOKYO, Jul 21, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it has been contracted by Seren Juno Network Co., Ltd., a company established by NTT Ltd Japan Corporation, PC Landing Corp. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. to build a trans-Pacific subsea fiber-optic cable, […]
Habal-habal driver, partner nabbed for cutting cable wires
A HABAL-HABAL driver and his live-in partner were arrested after they were caught cutting cable wires along the national highway in Barangay North Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu Monday morning, June 27, 2022.Staff Sergeant Ariel Yap, investigating officer of Naga City Police Station, identified the driver as Ulysses Sungahid Abellana Jr., alias Michael, 36, while […]
Two men caught for stealing telco wire
TWO men were arrested for allegedly stealing the cable wire of a telecommunications company in Sitio Sangi, Barangay Calajoan in Minglanilla town, Cebu on Sunday morning, May 15, 2022.Minglanilla police chief Maj. William Homoc identified the suspects as Jovel Laila Codera, who is 21 and a resident of Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, and Jesthier Anog […]
Telcos, power distributors now required to install cables 18 ft. from ground
THE Cebu City Government will now require telecommunication firms to elevate their cable wires and lines to 18 feet or 5.48 meters, and it will impose penalties on companies that will not follow the minimum height standard.This was made possible after a proposed ordinance sponsored by City Councilor Jerry Guardo was approved on third and […]
NEC to Build a Transatlantic Cable
TOKYO, Oct 11, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that it has been contracted by Facebook to build an ultra-high performance transatlantic subsea fiber-optic cable connecting the USA and Europe. Until recently, subsea cable was composed of 16 fiber pairs at most, but today, by using NEC’s newly […]
Undersea cable damage disrupts power link between Negros, Cebu
THE NATIONAL Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said that transmission capacity is currently limited between Negros and Cebu after a portion of its 138-kiloVolt high voltage submarine cable connecting the two islands was damaged by dredging works performed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The cable has two circuits with a capacity […]
NGCP sees completion of repairs to island grid cable link this year
By Angelica Y. Yang, Reporter THE NATIONAL Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it plans to complete repairs on a crucial transmission project which will connect the separate grids of Mindanao and Visayas by the end of the year. “We are targeting completing repairs by end of year,” NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia P. Alabanza told […]
Marikina to Pasig cable car project endorsed to NEDA
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) said it recently endorsed a project proposal to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for the construction of a cable transit system between the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2’s Santolan Station in Marikina City to Barangay Rosario in Pasig City. “The feasibility study as well as the other […]
NEC Qualifies 24 Fiber Pair Subsea Telecom Cable System
TOKYO, Mar 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and its subsidiary OCC Corporation announced today that they have completed full qualification of subsea repeaters and optical cable containing up to 24 fiber pairs (FPs) (48 fibers). This is a 50% improvement in fiber count over the 16 fiber pair […]
NEC Concludes Contract to Supply the Palau Cable 2 (PC2) Optical Submarine Cable
TOKYO, Jan 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced the signing of a contract with the National Submarine Cable Utility Belau Submarine Cable Corporation (BSCC) of the Palau Republic (Palau) for the Palau Cable 2 (PC2) optical submarine cable construction project. PC2, with a total length of approximately 110km, will connect […]