Metro Manila, Philippines – Power distributor Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has announced higher electricity rates this month, with the impact of the Middle East crisis on generation charges expected to count in the May billing statement.

Customers will pay ₱0.5335 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month, Meralco spokesperson and head of corporate communications Joe Zaldarriaga said in an online media briefing on Friday, April 10.

This translates to ₱107 more in the monthly bill of a household consuming 200 kWh.