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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 March. The power rate hike is equivalent to around P17 in the total bill of residential customers consuming 200 kWh. Nonetheless, Meralco said April’s overall rate is still at P8.5884/kWh, which is lower than last year’s P8.9951/kWh.
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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 March from P8.6793 in February. This is the second consecutive month that the power distribution firm implemented rates reduction. The P0.3598/kWh rate rollback is equivalent to a decrease of around P72 in the total bill of residential customers consuming 200 kWh.