Meralco, may dagdag-singil sa generation charge sa mga susunod na buwan; Bawas-singil sa kuryente ngayong Hunyo, ikinatuwa ng publiko
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00:00Meralco has almost two pesos less in electricity this month,
00:04in accordance with the new order of the Energy Regulatory Commission
00:08to cut the increase in wholesale electricity spot market charges by four months.
00:14But just now, Meralco has already mentioned its impact in the coming months.
00:20Rod Laguzad has the details.
00:22Aside from every single charge for the month of June,
00:28Meralco is also preparing their customers for additional charges in the coming months.
00:33The adjustment, in accordance with the order of the Energy Regulatory Commission,
00:37to all distribution facilities and electric cooperatives,
00:41including Meralco,
00:42to cut the increase in wholesale electricity spot market charges by four months
00:45from this June to September,
00:47will be paid in the wholesale electricity spot market, or WESEM.
00:51For Desiree's mother, who has a chance to work from home,
00:54it's a big help that there will be a cut this month,
00:56and not a single drop that will be an additional charge.
00:59Especially now that it's going to be the month of June,
01:00so the savings for the month of June can be added
01:04for the purchase of children's equipment,
01:07to add to the purchase of houses,
01:11because by July, the income will start again.
01:14For July to September,
01:16for me, it's not like it's changed,
01:19the reduction and addition of single charges to electricity.
01:23So for me, we really need to be always ready.
01:27For the month of June,
01:28Meralco customers can expect a reduction of P1.96,
01:33and not the P64 that was announced earlier.
01:37According to this, the total rate for a typical family is P9.45 per kWh.
01:43Compared to P11.41 per kWh in May.
01:47It is estimated that P392 will be reduced
01:50for a residential customer that consumes 200 kWh.
01:55According to Meralco, the due date will also be postponed
01:57because of the delay in giving power bills to customers
02:00following the change,
02:01so that there will be enough time for people to pay their bills.
02:05But this early, we would like to manage the expectations of our customers.
02:11Because this early, we are already aware
02:14that we expect the upward movement of the generation charge component of bills
02:22for the next three months.
02:24According to Meralco, P77 per kWh will be added per month
02:28in the generation charge from July to September.
02:31Starting from P500 million in deferred generation costs from suppliers,
02:36where Meralco was the first to announce
02:38a deferred WESEM charge of P8.4 billion.
02:42But aside from this, there is also an additional payment.
02:44Because the scope was lowered,
02:46the WESEM component that entered the June generation charge
02:49into P2.20.
02:52In the following month,
02:54when WESEM charges normalize,
02:56so let's say it won't reach P7 or P8 anymore,
02:59let's say it's P6,
03:01so it will still show an increase from P2.20 to whatever normal level
03:05of WESEM charges we have right now.
03:08And on top of that,
03:09will be the recovery of the P77 per kWh.
03:13Meralco is hoping that the consumption will decrease
03:15now that the rainy season has started
03:17compared to the past months
03:18where the expected heat index is high.
03:20So according to Meralco,
03:21customers will have to look at the consumption pattern.
03:25Rod Leguzed, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.