Higher Rates this November 2025
HIGHER TRANSMISSION CHARGE, FIT-ALL PUSH UP NOVEMBER POWER RATES
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 10 NOVEMBER 2025–The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced today an upward adjustment of P0.1520 per kWh in the November electricity rate, bringing the overall rate for a typical household to P13.4702 per kWh this month from P13.3182 per kWh in October.
For residential customers consuming 200 kWh, the adjustment is equivalent to an increase of around P30 in their total electricity bill.
Higher transmission charge, feed-in tariff allowance drive overall rate increase
This month’s transmission charge went up by P0.1468 per kWh for residential customers due to higher ancillary service charges from the Reserve Market incurred by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
Also contributing to the increase was the P0.0884 per kWh increase in Feed-in Tariff Allowance (FITAll) following the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) directive to collecting agents nationwide to implement a new FIT-All of P0.2073 per kWh beginning this November, from a previous rate of P0.1189 per kWh.
Lower generation charge mitigates overall increase
Tempering the increase in the November rates was the generation charge, which went down by P0.1008 per kWh to P7.9000 from P8.0008 per kWh last month due to lower charges from Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) and Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).
PSA rate decreased by P0.2985 mainly due to reduction in fuel costs, which more than offset the impact of depreciation of the Philippine Peso against the US dollar. WESM rate also went down by P0.6273 per kWh, despite tighter supply conditions in October, due to downward adjustments to the WESM bill.
Meanwhile, charges from IPPs rose by P0.2481 per kWh due to the Peso’s depreciation, which affected around 99% of the IPP costs that were dollar denominated.
PSAs, IPPs, and WESM accounted for 77%, 20%, and 3% respectively of Meralco’s total energy requirement for the period.
Other charges
Pass-through charges for generation and transmission are paid by Meralco to the power suppliers and the grid operator, respectively; while taxes, universal charges, and FIT-All are all remitted to the government.
Meralco’s distribution charge, on the other hand, has not moved since the P0.0360 per kWh reduction for a typical residential customer beginning August 2022.
To report power outages and other concerns, customers may reach Meralco through its official social media pages on Facebook (www.facebook.com/meralco) and Twitter (@meralco). They may also text their concerns to 0920-9716211 and 0917-5516211 or contact the Meralco Hotline at 16211.
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