By The
Manila Times on
MANILA Electric Co.
(Meralco) announced on Friday it would implement in two parts the
imminent P1.08 per kilowatt hour (kWh) increase in electricity rates.
Meralco said it would
apply the P0.75 per kWh increase in the February bill and the remaining P0.33
per kWh in the March bill, bringing the February rate to P9.47 per kWh from
P8.72 per kWh in January.
Typical households that
consume 200kWh will see an increase of P150 in the February bill. For those who
consume 300kWh, they will see an increase of P225; for those who consume
400kWh, an increase of P400; and for those who consume 500kWh, an increase of
P375.
The generation charge
for February climbed by P0.8469 per kWh, which was attributed to higher charges
from plants under power supply agreements (PSA) and independent power producers
(IPP).
Meralco said it would
reflect an adjustment of P0.5780 per kWh for February, or from a generation
charge of P4.0768 per kWh in January to P4.6548 per kWh this month.
“[T]he full increase
was not implemented to cushion the impact of higher electricity rates on
consumers, cognizant of the fact that there were recent price increases on fuel
and other basic commodities,” it added. JORDEENE
B. LAGARE
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