Philippine households face 11.51% rise in electricity bills due to higher transmission charges

Households in the Philippines will see an increase in their electricity bills this month due to higher transmission charges announced by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

The NGCP reported a 16.05% rise in ancillary service costs, increasing them from P0.70 to P0.81 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for April.

Transmission wheeling rates also rose by 4.81% to P0.55 per kWh in the March billing period, resulting in an overall transmission charge increase of 11.51% to P1.52 per kWh.

NGCP clarified that consumers will be charged only 55 centavos per kWh for power delivery services, with the majority of the charges going towards ancillary service providers.

The corporation assured there wouldn't be any red alerts during Holy Week activities if no unexpected maintenance shutdowns occur and all promised plants go online as scheduled.