MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest power distributor, is bullish about meeting its target to install 140,000 “smart” meters for its prepaid electricity service (PRES), more popularly known as Kuryente Load, until 2016.

Meralco first vice president and Regulatory Management head Ivanna G. Dela Peña said the company will go full blast this year with the installation of Kuryente Load meters after the utility was granted approval by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for an initial 40,000 meters.

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