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Meralco advises consumers of slight rate increase in January electric bill

Consumers of power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will experience a slight upward adjustment in their January electricity rates amounting to P0.0846 per kilowatt-hour...

Meralco replies, says subsidies are keeping rates in Asia lower

… many of the Philippines’ neighboring countries... appear to have cheaper electricity because their governments subsidize more than 50 percent of their tariffs. Manila Electric...

Lower electricity rates in PH are next to impossible, unless…

"… Meralco’s monopoly and the absence of competing retailers in its same franchise area are being blamed for steep electricity rates that are among...

Meralco announces higher power rates in November

Consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see their power rates in November increase by P0.2347 per kilowatt-hour on higher ancillary charges. Meralco said the...

Power rates on downtrend since January

Electricity rates have been on a downward trend since January 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) said over the weekend. "It is important to note...

June power rates to rise as distribution rate refund ends

Manila Electric Co. said over the weekend consumers may experience higher electricity rates in June with the completion of the distribution rate refund amounting...

Meralco sees higher power rates driven by generation charge hike

Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will likely experience higher electricity rates in May driven by the P0.34 per kilowatthour increase in the...

April electricity rates lower by P0.11 per kWh

Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Monday electricity rates went down by P0.1180 per kilowatt-hour this month because of lower generation charges. Meralco spokesperson and...

DOE warns of high power prices during dry months

The Department of Energy warned of possible higher electricity rates during the dry months in case a tight supply would necessitate the operation of...

Meralco clients face rate hike by P0.62 per kwh

Consumers will face higher electricity rates for March, by about P0.62 per kilowatt-hour, even after Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) deferred the collection of P1.1...

Meralco to procure supply from spot market as 300-MW GNPower deal ended

Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Wednesday it would start procuring supply from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market after its 30-day emergency agreement with...

Higher electricity rates loom due to hike in generation fees

Consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are facing higher electricity rates in January by P0.6232 per kilowatt-hour due to higher generation charges and the...

Energy chief asks LGUs to use national wealth tax to reduce electricity costs

The Department of Energy issued an advisory asking local government units to use the national wealth tax generated from energy projects they host to...

‘No’ to power hikes

Multisectoral groups protest San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) bid to impose high electricity rates to consumers. The groups also called the Court of Appeals’ issuance...
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