Electricity prices in the Philippines

The Philippines has no official national average price, so this is the overall rate of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest distribution utility, which serves Metro Manila and nearby provinces, for a household using 200 kWh a month on November 2026 bills. It is the whole bill divided by the kWh used: generation, transmission, system loss, distribution, supply and metering charges, VAT, local taxes, universal charges and the refunds currently credited to customers. Meralco's rate changes every month, mostly with generation costs, households using more pay slightly more per kWh because the distribution charge rises with consumption, and other utilities and electric cooperatives charge different rates.

Checked against Meralco on November 13, 2026.

Electricity in the Philippines is generated mostly by private companies and delivered by private distribution utilities and rural electric cooperatives, with Manila Electric Company, Meralco, serving the capital region and nearby provinces. The Energy Regulatory Commission approves distribution rates and the pass-through of generation and transmission costs, and power is traded through a wholesale spot market as well as bilateral supply contracts.

Bills itemise generation, transmission, system loss, distribution, supply and metering charges, plus taxes, universal charges and an allowance for feed-in tariffs for renewables, so the overall rate changes every month, mainly with fuel and market prices. Coal generates most power, followed by natural gas, geothermal, hydropower and a fast-growing share of solar. Air conditioning pushes demand to its peak in the hot dry months before the rainy season, and lifeline discounts cut bills for poor households that use little electricity.