Meralco rates up P0.22/kWh this monthElectric linemen work on power posts along Road 10 in Tondo, Manila on January 12, 2026. MANILA, Philippines — Meralco customers can expect higher electricity bills this month following a P0.2226 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase in the overall power rate. At a press conference yesterday, Meralco spokesman Joe Zaldarriaga attributed the adjustment to higher power transmission charges, which climbed by P0.1975 per kWh. Helping to ease these increases was a P0.1073 per kWh drop in generation charges, or the cost of power procured by Meralco from its suppliers. The distribution charge, the only portion that goes to Meralco, has not changed since the P0.036 per kWh reduction in August 2022.
