MANILA, Philippines - Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced on Wednesday that its rates this September would go down due to a lower generation charge.

Meralco electricity rates lower in Sept

This means that the P0.1852 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) adjustment would bring the overall rate for a household to P13.0851 per kWh from P13.2703 per kWh in the previous month.

Residential customers consuming 200 kWh will see a P37 reduction in their total electricity bill.

The drop in generation charge was due to a decrease in the cost of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Power Supply Agreements (PSAs).

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