Thursday, December 6, 2012
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the distribution rates of Davao Light and Power for Regulatory Year 2013 covering the period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, the power utility announced on Thursday.
Following the order, Ross C. Luga, DLPC corporate communications officer, said Davao Light will be implementing the new rates starting December 2012 billing rate cycle.
He said the average increase is 0.0309 per kilowatt hour (kWh). But he was quick to explain the increase per customer schedule is different.
For example, for residential customers the average distribution increase is P0.0508 per kWh. The impact to a residential customer whose monthly usage is 175 kWh is an increase in his total distribution charges of P8.89 per month. Including the effect of VAT and franchise tax, the increase will be P0.0574 per kWh or P10.04 per month.
The details of the increase by customer schedule will be shown in the message box of the customer's December bill.
Customers consuming 100 kWh and below will still enjoy the lifeline subsidy. Of Davao Light's 301,339 customers, 36 percent or 109,518 customers avail of the lifeline subsidy discounts.
An estimated 12 percent or 12,601 of these 109,518 customers whose consumption is 0 to 20 kWh enjoy 100 percent discount and pay only the fixed charge of P5.00 a month. source
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