posted May
11, 2020 at 10:40 pm by Willie Casas
Clean energy and consumer rights group Power for People Coalition on
Monday asked the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to explain the sudden jump
in consumption reported by some consumers in their bills even as they suffering
frompower interruptions during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period.
Meralco has recorded 52 tripping events since May 6, even as some
consumers discovered increases in recorded consumption by as much as three
times during the ECQ as tabulated in their bills.
“We cannot help but feel that Meralco is using the ECQ as a convenient
scapegoat to cover up their shortcomings. While it is understandable that
people at home will consume more electricity, it is incredible that consumption
would increase three or four more times in just a month. And it is unbelievable
that when malls, factories, offices, and other large electrical consumers are
closed, Meralco’s grid is suddenly incapable of coping with the demand,” said
P4P Convenor Gerry Arances.
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