“This is mainly due to higher Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) prices brought about by the tight supply condition, as power demand surged along with higher heat indices,” Meralco said.
This means household consumers may expect a higher electricity rate this month.
“We continue to remind the public to practice energy efficiency to have better management over their power consumption and electricity bills,” Meralco said.
According to Meralco, the Luzon grid in April alone recorded six and five days of yellow and red alerts, respectively.
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