Meralco, may dagdag-singil sa kuryente ngayong buwan

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00:00Meralco will again implement an increase in electricity this month, according to Clay Zalcordilla.

00:09The driver's jeepney driver, DJ, didn't know if he would be happy or angry

00:14when he heard about the reduced price of the Petroleum Bukas product.

00:18At the same time, he announced an increase in electricity this month.

00:23It's like there's nothing. It's like the price of electricity went up.

00:27The price of diesel didn't go down.

00:30According to Meralco, the price of electricity will go up by 3 cents this August.

00:36That's an increase of 7 pesos for those consuming 200 kilowatts,

00:4010 pesos for 300 kilowatts, 13 pesos for 400 kilowatts,

00:45and 16 pesos for those using 500 kilowatts.

00:49The increase in electricity this August is due to the increase of 11 cents

00:57per kilowatt-hour in the transmission charge.

01:03This is due to the increase in electricity of the grid operator

01:08for the so-called ancillary service that carries the reserves.

01:15For this month, the ancillary service charges increased by more than 50 percent.

01:21This is the second consecutive month that Meralco implemented the increase.

01:25There is no guarantee that the cost of the consumers will be lighter or heavier

01:30in the coming months.

01:32Although the consumers will be able to pay for 4 months of staggered payments

01:39due to the increase in generation costs,

01:41due to the red and yellow alerts,

01:44the national grid corporation of the Philippines will be able to pay for

01:4870 percent or less of the unpaid transmission charge

01:55and payments to the ancillary service

01:57that provides enough electricity in March if the demand is high.

02:03The increase in generation costs from San Lorenzo and Santa Rita power plant

02:08is one of the most important sources of electricity.

02:11In both contracts, we noticed that the cost of Malampaya fuel has increased.

02:16If the ERC approves the transfer, it will be reflected as an increase in the generation charge.

02:23The ordinary consumers like DJ have no control in this situation.

02:28That's why he discarded it so that there will be less expenses.

02:32If we don't have electricity at home, we will turn off all the lights

02:36so that we can save money.

02:39It will be hot when we go out.

02:42Kalay Zalpordilia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.