NGCP: Transmission rates down for Oct billing

Power consumers should expect lower overall transmission charges in their electricity bills this month, according to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).

- BRIX LELIS

At a press conference yesterday, the NGCP said ancillary service (AS) rates for the September supply period dipped by 7.3 percent to P0.568 per kilowatt-hour from the preceding month's P0.6127 per kWh.

AS costs are pass-through costs charged to support services used to balance and stabilize the power grid during supply-demand imbalance.