Consumers of Manila Electric Co. ( Meralco ) will have to brace for higher electricity rates of P0.5738 per kilowatt hour in February due to higher cost of power from its suppliers. The latest rate increase will bring the overall rate for a typical household to P11.9168 per kWh this month from P11.3430 per kWh in January. Residential customers consuming an average of 200 kWh will see an increase of around P115 in their total electricity bill.
Meralco said driving this month’s overall rate increase is the generation charge, which went up by P0.4552 to P7.1020 per kWh from P6.6468 per kWh last month. It said charges from both its Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) went up. Charges from Meralco’s IPPs increased by P1.4764 per kWh due to higher fuel costs of First Gas – Sta. Rita and San Lorenzo power plants, resulting from the increased use of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), which was around 35 percent to 40 percent more expensive than Malampaya gas. Charges from its PSAs also went up by P
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
Meralco Electricity Rates Cost Of Power Rate Increase Generation Charge Fuel Costs Imported Liquefied Natural Gas Power Plants
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