MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga, Philippines — Power consumers in this city and in other parts of the province are protesting what they described as an “exorbitant” electricity rate increase that was reflected on their June bills.
The Pampanga Electric Cooperative II (Pelco II) has applied a rate increase of P2.52 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for electricity consumption between May 21 and June 19.
While the generation charge last month was only P4.63 per kWh, it jumped to P6.71 in June, reflecting a difference of P2.08 per kWh.
It said the increase was mainly due to the high generation charge during this period, noting that taxes and other charges had also gone up.
The Energy Regula…
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