Taxes, generation charge push Meralco rates higher in July

Electric meters along the street in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) customers will bear the brunt of higher power bills as increased generation charges and taxes pushed the distributor’s rates higher this month.

In a media briefing on Friday, Meralco said the overall rate increased by P0.3428 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to P14.8261 per kWh from P14.4833 per kWh in June.

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