Meralco consumers brace for higher power rates in June

MANILA, Philippines – Consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will face higher electricity rates this month due to a rise in the generation charge.

In a media briefing on Thursday, Meralco vice president and head of corporate communications Joe Zaldarriaga announced an increase of P0.1488 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the June rate.

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This brings the overall rate for a typical household to P14.4833 per kWh this month from P14.3345 per kWh in May.

With this upward adjustment, households consuming 200 kWh would have to cough up an additional P30 to settle their power bills.

Attributed for the hike was the generation charge, which accounts for more than half of the bill and rose by 27 centavos per kWh to P9.0704 per kWh. /pai INQ