Meralco hikes household rate by 72 centavos in April 2025

Customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) should brace for higher electricity bills this month as the power distributor implements another round of hike in its household rate. In an advisory, Meralco announced it is adjusting upward its power rate by 72 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for April amid significant jump in generation costs. The power rate hike could translate to about a P144 increase in the monthly bill of a typical customer consuming 200 kWh.

—AOL, GMA Integrated News.