Upgrades reduce Meralco’s technical losses—COO Aperocho

Meralco executive vice president and COO Ronnie Aperocho. | Photo by Jordeene B. Lagare

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has significantly reduced technical losses in its distribution system through the deployment of more efficient transformer technologies, helping bring system losses down to 5.85 percent in 2025.

“While we cannot completely eliminate system losses in power distribution, but we can minimize it,” Meralco executive vice president and chief operating officer Ronnie Aperocho told members of the Senate Committee on Energy at the joint hearing with Public Service on Thursday.

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Upgrades reduce Meralco’s technical losses—COO Aperocho

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