Did you know that MERALCO has a YouTube channel where they post monthly advisories?
They do. Check out their YouTube page, http://www.youtube.com/user/meralcoph for informative updates.
This month, hate to break it to you, the advisory is something we should brace for because electricity rates are going UP. In other words, tataas kuryente natin!
Overall rate is going up to Php1.24/kilowatt hour due to an increase in generation charges for the months of November & December. Fortunately, rates should stabilize by February 2014. Watch this MERALCO November Advisory to understand:
This month, hate to break it to you, the advisory is something we should brace for because electricity rates are going UP. In other words, tataas kuryente natin!
Overall rate is going up to Php1.24/kilowatt hour due to an increase in generation charges for the months of November & December. Fortunately, rates should stabilize by February 2014. Watch this MERALCO November Advisory to understand:
In case you didn't catch it, generation charges will increase due to the scheduled annual maintenance shutdown of power plants (not the mall, silly!) and the Camago-Malampaya pipeline. They will still be functioning but won't be operating to full capacity and as such will be using more expensive fuel for the meantime.
Why it was scheduled during "peak season", that's something I will be asking about! Let me get back to you on that. Note that MERALCO, as a distributor, explained that they won't be increasing charges, but since all the other costs
associated with electricity charges have increased these will be reflected on our bills.
