Meralco: Power rates to rise on higher generation cost

Power rates for this month will go up to P10.1830 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from P9.6467 per kWh last month, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced Monday. The P0.5363 upward adjustment is equivalent to an increase of around P107 in the total bill of a residential customer consuming 200 kWh.…

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