Philippines Inaugurates World's Largest Solar Farm, Boosting Energy Cost Reduction Hopes
Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN) has inaugurated Phase 1 of MTerra Solar, the world's largest integrated solar farm in the Philippines, a development expected to help lower electricity costs in Luzon.
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