Higher electricity transmission rates coming in August

Higher electricity transmission rates coming in August

MANILA, Philippines — An increase in transmission rates will reflect in consumers’ power bills this August, with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) now allowed to regain some of its investments used in beefing up the country’s grid system. The grid operator on Wednesday said the overall average transmission rates for July billing

NGCP’s Transmission Rates up due to New MAR and Under-Recovery

The Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval of NGCP’s Maximum Allowable Revenue (MAR) and Under-Recoveries (UR) from 2016 to 2022, along with the decrease on the energy consumption from June to July 2025 Billing Period, resulted in an increase in NGCP’s Transmission Rates in the July 2025 Billing Period which will be translated by the Distribution Utilities in the electric bills of their end consumers effective August 2025. From ₱0.4611/kW…

NGCP rates up after ERC approval

TRANSMISSION charges for electricity consumers are expected to rise this month, following the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) receipt of regulatory approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for adjustments. These adjustments are a result of the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approvals related to NGCP’s Maximum Allowable Revenue (MAR) and Under-Recoveries (UR) from the period of 2016 to 2022. “These adjustmen…