Customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to spend more for their electricity this month as the power distributor announced a rate hike of 23 centavos per kilowatt hour (kWh).
This brings the overall rate for a typical household to P13.3182 per kWh, up from September’s P13.0851 per kWh.
Households consuming 200 kWh will pay an additional P47 in their monthly bill.
Meralco said the upward adjustment was due to a higher generation charge, which increased by P0.1903per kWh.