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LAGUINDINGAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, April 15 – The government has surpassed its target of bringing electricity to rural areas nationwide through the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP). The SEP, which was launched in September 2011 as a flagship program of President Benigno S. Aquino III, was able to energize 32,688 sitios as of last March 31. The target was 32,441 sitios. President Aquino on Wednesday acknowledged former and present Energy secretaries, as well as the electric cooperatives […]
(Eagle News) — Ipatutupad na ng Manila Electric Company o Meralco ang pagkakaltas ng P 0.19 kada kilowatt hour sa singil sa kuryente ngayong buwan ng Marso. Ayon kay Meralco Spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga, dahilan ng pagbaba ng singil sa kuryente ang mababang generation charge na bunsod na rin ng mas murang halaga ng langis. “This reduction in the generation cost ay primarily ho (dahilan ho nito) ay dahilan ‘dun sa higher dispatch ng mga planta […]
Power rates are due to increase this month because of the increase in electricity rates in the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM). The Manila Electric Company also confirmed that the generation charge will increase. The rate of increase will be announced on Monday. In Luzon, power consumption has also increased with the start of the summer season. The Department of Energy, in the meantime, called on the public to save on electricity.
Good news for electric consumers. The Manila Electric Company has announced that the electric bills will go down P0.58 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month on lower generation and transmission charges resulting in lower electric bills in September. Generation charge went down to P5.19 per kWh which is its lowest level in 2014 to-date. Last month, the rate was P5.63 per kWh. The reason for the decrease in generation charge is the availability and reliability […]
Members of the militant Group Kilusang Mayo Uno held a protest rally in front of the Meralco Kamuning Branch to stop the Manila Electric Co. from increasing electricity rates. Meralco had earlier announced an increase of 89 centavos per kilowatt hour that will be billed to consumers in April. The increase was due to higher power generation costs and related charges, according to MERALCO.
