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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Oriental Mindoro’s electricity rates have gone down by P1.7281 per kilowatt-hour this month from June, driven by lower generation costs, a significant rise in renewable energy output and reduced reliance on expensive emergency power providers (EPPs), the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (Ormeco) said Friday, Aug. 21.
Ormeco general manager Humphrey Dolor said the overall rate decrease was driven by a drop in total generation expenses, which fell by 13.38 percent — from P492.34 million in July to P426.45 million in August.
“Renewable energy generation surged by 64.44 percent, rising from 3.69 million kWh in July to 6.07 million kWh in August. This boosted the share of renewables in the energy mix from 8.57 percent to 15.54 percent, helping displace more costly power sources,” Dolor said.
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