{"id":41717,"date":"2015-02-10T20:06:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T12:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=41717"},"modified":"2015-02-11T01:25:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T17:25:21","slug":"meralcos-total-billing-charges-to-increase-by-84-centavoskwh-this-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/02\/10\/meralcos-total-billing-charges-to-increase-by-84-centavoskwh-this-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Meralco’s total billing charges to increase by 84 centavos\/kWh this February"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will increase its total billing charges by 84 centavos per kilowatthour (kWh) this February.<\/p>\n

\u201dAfter three consecutive months of reduction, overall power rates will increase this month by P 0.84 per kilowatthour (kWh)…,\u201d Meralco said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n

For households with 200 kWh monthly consumption, it will increase by Php 167.85 versus the January billing.<\/p>\n

For those with 300 kWh monthly consumption, it will result in a billing boost of Php 251.78 over January’s bill.<\/p>\n

Also, households with 400 kWh monthly consumption will have a higher charge of Php 335.71, while those with 500 kWh monthly consumption will get an increase of Php 419.63.<\/p>\n

Meralco added it was mainly hiked by the generation charge, among other increases in the billings.<\/p>\n

The generation charge, which is the charge paid to power generation companies, will increase by 52 centavos per kWh.<\/p>\n

Meralco noted it had sourced its power capacity for January from Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) at 49 percent, Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) at 4 percent and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) at 7 percent.<\/p>\n

Meralco said the generation charge was triggered by the increased rate of generation companies under PSAs, the scheduled outage of Masinloc and Quezon power, and the lower output of Ilijan.<\/p>\n

Meralco said that despite the higher trading prices in the power generation market — Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) — the billing adjustments from prior months contributed a reduction of Php 1.15 per kWh.<\/p>\n

The lower costs of fuel also affected the contracted power from PSAs and IPPs. Meralco noted this somehow offset the increased charges due to the outages of some plants.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the transmission charge will increase the bills by 12 centavos per kWh. It is paid for the transmission line services of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).<\/p>\n

Taxes and other charges, on the other hand, are to increase by Php 0.16 per kWh. Other charges includes system loss charges and lifeline subsidy.<\/p>\n

Further, a new component of the bill \u2013 the Feed-In-Tariff (FiT) allowance \u2013 will also affect the total increase at Php 0.04 per kWh.<\/p>\n

However, the distribution charge remains constant and will stay at its current rate until June 2015.<\/p>\n

Meralco reiterated that it does not earn from the pass-through charges, such as the generation and transmission charges.<\/p>\n

“Of the total bill, only the distribution, supply, and metering charges accrue to Meralco,” it stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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