Availing of electricity subsidies, solar net-metering now made easier - PBBM

President Marcos announced simplified rules that will make electricity subsidies more accessible to poor households, and streamline the application process for solar net-metering, allowing families to install panels and sell excess power to the grid more easily.

- By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS

Speaking at the “Collective Response to Presidential Commitments in the Energy Sector” at the Meralco Theater in Ortigas on Saturday, Feb. 14, the President said the government has clarified policies and shortened procedures to ease the burden on consumers.

“Sa madaling salita: mas malinaw ang patakaran at mas mabilis ang proseso (In short: the rules are clearer and the process is faster),” he said.

“This Administration will continue to work hard and hand in hand with the private sector in crafting processes and policies that make electricity accessible, affordable, and reliable,” he added.

The President said the Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program (LRSP), intended for low-income and marginalized households struggling to pay full electricity rates, had long been underutilized due to complicated requirements.

As of November 2025, only about 334,000 consumers were registered under the LRSP—roughly 11 percent of the estimated three million beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).