Manila Electric : Meralco powers 2016 Young Engineers and Scientists Summit (YESS)
September 09, 2016 at 02:06 am EDT
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Meralco powers 2016 Young Engineers and Scientists Summit (YESS). Meralco Power Academy (MPA), the electric distribution utility's training, education and thought leadership provider, brought together 400 College and Senior High School students from various schools & universities for the 2016 YES Summit via a learning symposium. Sessions led by local and international speakers were aimed at igniting the students' awareness of the exciting possibilities & opportunities in the field of science & technology, enough to fan their pursuit of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) track. Apart from the sessions, MPA also enabled the students to be part of the Meralco Technology & Innovation Summit (MTECH) where they were able to witness and experience the latest technologies in the energy industry. Leading the symposium is Ramon Segismundo (top photo, 3 from left), Meralco SVP and Head of HR and Corporate Services, concurrently MPA President & Trustee. Mr. Segismundo is joined by YESS speakers and MPA officers: (L-R) Gabriel Jover, Schneider Electric Access to Energy Manager; Andres Mayol, Mechanical Engineer and De La Salle University faculty member; Ian Colorina, Meralco Technical Training Manager; Sarah Tiu, Meralco Power Innovator and Networks team member; Eugene Araullo, Head of MPA Program Management; Rio Marasigan, Information Officer of DOST's Project NOAH; Agnes Fidelino, Head of MPA Business Development & Marketing; Martha Loleit, Development Manager for Microgrid Initiative REIDS at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Vivien Arnobit, Head of MPA Advocacy Development and Engagement.
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Manila Electric Co. is an electric distribution utility company in the Philippines covering 39 cities and 72 municipalities. The Company operates through two segments: Power and Other Services. The Power segment consists of electricity distribution, power generation and rental electricity services (RES). Electricity distribution includes electricity distribution and supply of power on a pass-through basis covering all captive customers in the MERALCO and the Clark Electric franchise areas in Luzon. The other services segment is involved principally in electricity-related services, such as, electro-mechanical engineering, construction, consulting and related manpower services, e-transaction and bills collection, telecommunications services, rail-related operations and maintenance services, insurance and re-insurance, e-business development, power distribution management, energy systems management and harnessing renewable energy, construction, and leasing of communication towers.