The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the country's energy consumption registered a slight increase last year, with non-renewable sources contributing to almost half of the total energy supply. Data from the PSA indicated that the overall final energy consumption in the country...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said that the power prices in the country coincide with the real electricity costs, and that their rates are fair and reasonable to its service quality. Meralco issued the statement to clarify the recent statements made by ACT-Teachers Representative France Castro,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, August 11, commended the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) decision to suspend the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) inclusion of a three percent (3%) franchise tax in its transmission costs billed to distribution utilities. Sen....
The Marcos Administration will roll out next month the Lifeline Rate program, which aims to benefit qualified low-income households to help them pay their electricity bills, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Meralco The Lifeline Rate is a subsidized rate given to...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has called for the passage of a bill seeking to further provide discounts to senior citizens, by giving them the five percent discount on water and electricity bills. Lapid, in filing Senate Bill No. 2169, also proposed that senior citizens be exempted from the 12...
A group of Camarines Sur solons are batting for the imposition of a "carbon tax" on the use of electricity (CTE) as a way to raise extra funds for climate action initiatives. (Kelly Sikkema/ Unsplash) One of them, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, said such landmark tax can help the...
The House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Monday, Nov. 19 legislative proposals increasing to ten percent from five percent the rate of discounts on water and electricity bills of senior citizens. Senior Citizens In a hearing, the House panel chaired by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda granted...
While renewable energy (RE) developers are brandishing that their technologies are already the cheapest in the market, the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) ironically dropped the bomb that the programmed RE projects in the country will increase the power bills of Filipino consumers by P0.23...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will not need to be anxious on their December electricity bills, as initial forecast point to “flattish rate” or there could be very slight cost movement in the overall tariff. “Initial data suggests that generation costs for December will be...
