San Miguel calls for fair Malaya Plant bidding participation

THE Philippine government will benefit from the participation of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) in the bidding for the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant Complex (MTPP) in Pililia, Rizal, SMC president and CEO Ramon Ang said Wednesday last week.

“I didn’t know Malaya was up for bidding. A day after I found out about it, I wrote to join the bidding but it started in March and they won’t let me join. What’s the reason for that? It’s more advantageous for government to allow more bidders,” Ang, who is also chairman of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMC Global), the power unit of the San Miguel Group., said in an interview.