Despite an ongoing refund that will be credited over six months, customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see a ₱0.0803-per-kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase in their monthly electricity bills. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) confirmed in a statement that Meralco will recover...
Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao did not mince words and branded Meralco forward Cliff Hodge as the “dirtiest player in the league” — a remark that the Bolts franchise has taken exception to in its own statement a day after the Elasto Painters’ 85-83 win. The comments of thee fiery ROS...
Consumers and lawmakers cheered the SONA pledge to scrap system loss charges as if Christmas had come early with a gift-wrapped power discount. But electricity has a wicked sense of humor: erase the line item today, and the cost may quietly return tomorrow wearing a different name. After all, no...
Aaron Fuller bounced back from a lackluster performance the last time out to lift Rain or Shine to a 85-83 revenge win over Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 2. The import bucked another slow start and came alive in the second half, firing...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the largest power distributor in the country, assured full compliance with the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) order to credit ₱9.51 billion back to its customer base. “Meralco supports initiatives of the government to provide relief to consumers and ensure...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) was ordered by energy regulators to refund ₱9.51 billion to its customer base after collecting unauthorized charges. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) directed the country’s largest power distributor to return an average rate of ₱0.3449 per kilowatt-hour...
The Las Piñas City government and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are strengthening their partnership to expand the use of renewable energy and provide residents with cleaner, more affordable electricity. Meralco officials paid a courtesy call on Mayor April Aguilar last Friday, July 31, at...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Thursday pushed back against Meralco 's argument that eliminating non-technical system loss charges could lead to higher operating costs that may eventually be reflected in electricity rates, saying distribution utilities should absorb ordinary business losses instead of...
Malacañang said it is open to hearing all stakeholders as the government studies the proposed removal of the systems loss charge from consumers ' electricity bills, following President Marcos ' call to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). Presidential Communications...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) customers are set to save nearly ₱5 billion through the end of the year after the country’s largest power distributor secured lower rates under an extended supply contract with the First Gas Sta. Rita plant. Jose Ronald Valles, Meralco head of regulatory affairs,...
A pair of marquee duels between teams jockeying for better positions in Group B standings are in store for PBA fans in the Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, July 31. The exciting twinbill opens up with the intriguing collision between Rain or Shine and Magnolia in the...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan cautioned that removing system loss charges from electricity bills would place an unsustainable financial burden on the power industry, emphasizing that technical line losses are an unavoidable reality of power distribution. While the...
