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Power generation charge for the January supply month led to a reduction of P0.1185 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) bills this month. From last month’s P9.7027 per kWh, Meralco rates went down to P9.5842 per kWh in February. This is equivalent to a reduction of around…

Meralco hikes April power rate By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published April 8, 2021 11:24am After two consecutive months of power rate reductions, the Manila Electric Company is doing the opposite for April, due to higher generation cost amid tighter supply in Luzon during the warmer dry season weather. In an advisory, Meralco announced that it is increasing its household rate by P0.0872 per kilowatt-hour (/kWh), bringing the overall rate for the month to P8.4067/kWh from P8.3195/kWh in Mar...

Meralco slashes power rates for 2nd straight month in March By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published March 9, 2021 11:03am Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) can expect lower monthly electricity bills this month as the distribution utility is slashing anew the electricity rates, reflecting the government-mandated refund to its consumers. On Tuesday, Meralco said it is reducing household power rates by P0.3598 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), bringing the overall rate to P8.3195/kWh in Mar...

Published February 17, 2021, 3:59 PM The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) announced  Feb. 8 a downward adjustment of power rates as the overall rate for a typical household decreased by P0.0704 per kWh, from last month’s P8.7497 per kWh to P8.6793 per kWh this February. This is equivalent to a decrease of around P14 in the total bill of residential customers consuming 200 kWh. This month’s overall rate is also P0.1830 per kWh lower than February 2020’s rate of P8.8623 per kWh. This mont...

Meralco opens 2021 with power rate hike By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published January 8, 2021 11:56am Updated January 8, 2021 9:24pm Customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will welcome the first month of 2021 with higher electricity rates. On Friday, the power distribution utility announced that after a series of power rate reductions in 2020 totaling P1.39 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), power rates for a typical household will increase by P0.2744 per kWh to P8.7497 per kWh this Ja...

Published December 17, 2020, 8:00 AM Power rates down again in December 2020, Second lowest overall power rate since September 2017 The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) announced  another downward adjustment of power rates as the overall rate for a typical household decreased by P0.0352 per kWh, from last month’s P8.5105 per kWh to P8.4753 per kWh this December. This is equivalent to a decrease of around P7 in the total bill of residential customers consuming 200 kWh. This month’s overall...

Power rates down again in December 2020, Second lowest overall power rate since September 2017 The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) announced today another downward adjustment of power rates as the overall rate for a typical household decreased by P0.0352 per kWh, from last month’s P8.5105 per kWh to P8.4753 per kWh this December. This is equivalent to a decrease of around P7 in the total bill of residential customers consuming 200 kWh. This month’s overall rate is also a net rate reductio...