MANILA -- Power costs will be higher by P0.64 per kilowatt-hour in June, Meralco said Thursday.

The power utility said the generation charge went up to P0.48/kwh, but payment for this would be staggered. The amount has been divided into three, and the remaining amount will be credited in the July-September billing. 

The transmission charges, feed-in tariff allowance, and taxes also went up, making power more expensive.

This means power costs will increase by the following amounts:

CONSUMPTION   INCREASE

  200 kwh              P128

  300 kwh              P192

  400 kwh              P256

  500 kwh              P320

To ease the consumer's burden, Meralco had proposed a staggered collection of the generation costs for three months beginning June. 

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Meralco has said the release of electric bills for the month of June will be delayed.

This comes as the power distributor complies with the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) order that all distributors in Luzon and Visayas should wait for the final bill from the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) before issuing this month's bills.

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