Meralco Announces Rate Reduction for the Second Consecutive Month

Meralco Announces Rate Reduction for the Second Consecutive Month

Posted by Ria Hazel on 2:52 PM in electricity, lifestyle, Meralco, power, rate reduction, reduction,

For the second month in a row, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced another reduction in power rates. The P0.2908per kilowatt hour (kWh) decrease in the August rates is equivalent to P58 in total savings for a typical household consuming 200 kWh. 

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Lower power rates for Meralco Customers this July

Lower power rates for Meralco Customers this July

Posted by Ria Hazel on 12:42 PM in electricity, Home, lifestyle, Meralco, Meralco Rates, power,

Good news to Meralco customers! The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced a P0.7213 per kilowatt hour (kWh) decrease in power rates this July. This reduction is equivalent to P144 in total savings for a typical household consuming 200 kWh. 

Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications Joe R. Zaldarriaga explained that the rate reduction was triggered mainly by the lower generation charge due to lower costs from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, Power Supply Agreements, and Independent Power Producers.

For more information, customers may visit Meralco’s website at www.meralco.com.ph or its social media accounts on Twitter (@meralco) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/meralco).

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MERALCO provides power restoration, relief support to Yolanda victims

MERALCO provides power restoration, relief support to Yolanda victims

Posted by Ria Hazel on 11:36 PM in electricity, Help, Meralco, power, Recover, relief, Typhoon Yolanda, YolandaPH,

Shown in photo are Meralco’s Sta. Rosa Sector Head Gary Festin (left) and Manila Sector Head Bernard Castro (right) inspecting the area near the Sara Public Market in Sara, Iloilo. The ground survey was conducted from Sara, Iloilo to Roxas City, Capiz, to Kalibo, Aklan as part of the assessment and recommendation for the restoration facilities of Ileco 3, CAPELCO, and AKELCO. Shown in inset photo is  one of the areas whose electrical facilities have been badly damaged by the typhoon.

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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said that it provided 40 generator sets to power key facilities to aid in the recovery efforts of Typhoon Yolanda which devastated a major portion of the Visayas. The utility added that its engineers and line personnel are currently in Panay Island, Iloilo to scope the extent of the damage and assess the assistance to be provided.

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