MANILA -Higher generation charges triggered an increase in Manila Electric Co.'s (Meralco) May electricity rate by P0.1761 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), the power distributor announced on Thursday. This brings up a typical household's overall electricity rate to P11.4929 per kWh from P11.3168 per kWh in April. Residential customers consuming 200 kWh a month can expect an increase of about P35 in their total bill. Higher spot market and power supply agreement (PSA) costs were the main drivers of the increase in generation charge, which went up to P7.

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