Meralco bills to go down in May
By Amy R. Remo
Customers of Manila Electric Co. can expect their electricity bills to go down in May because of a reduction in transmission charges.
Customers of Manila Electric Co. can expect their electricity bills to go down in May because of a reduction in transmission charges.
Customers of power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) can expect an increase of 36 centavos a kilowatt-hour (kWh) in their electricity bills this month due to higher generation and system loss charges.
Customers of Manila Electric Co., the country’s biggest power distributor, can expect their electricity bills to go down in December due to lower demand and generation rates this month.
Roughly 25 percent, or 1.25 million, of Manila Electric Co.’s over 5 million customers are expected to pay an additional amount starting this month to cover the adjustments in their bill deposits, which will serve as “security” for unpaid power bills.
State-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) has been allowed by a government regulator to increase its electricity rates in off-grid areas by P1.43 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for every user, or P4.1 billion in sum, over the next four years, which will translate to heftier power bills for consumers in some areas next year.
