Two companies under the San Miguel group submitted the lowest bids during the competitive selection process (CSP) held by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for the supply of 1,800 megawatts (MW) of power in the next two decades starting 2024. This comes as a network of civil society organizations, Power for People Coalition, has asked the Supreme Court to file a temporary restraining order against the distribution utility’s CSP. In a press release Friday, Meralco said that the two “best” bids came from Excellent Energy Resources, Inc. (EERI) and Masinloc Power Partners Co. Ltd (MPPCL) which both offered a low levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). The two firms are subsidiaries of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp.