MERALCO (TRANVIA) The name Meralco is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad And Light COmpany, which was the companys original name until 1919. History American rule On October 20, 1902, the Second Philippine Commission began accepting bids to operate Manilas electric tramway, and by extension, providing electricity to the city and its suburbs. Detroit entrepreneur Charles M. Swift won the bidding by default as he was the sole bidder and on March 24, 1903, was granted the original basic franchise of Meralco. In 1904, Meralco acquired both the Compañía de los Tranvías de Filipinas, a firm that operated public transportation and ran Manilas horse-drawn and steam-operated tramways, and added La Electricista. Construction on the electric tramway began that same year. In addition to acquiring La Electricistas Calle San Sebastian power plant, Meralco built its own steam generating plant on Isla Provisora which powered the tram system and eventually also the electric service. By 1906, Meralcos yearly power output capacity was around eight million kWh.
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