The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, on Friday announced that there will be an increase in the rate for a typical household this February 2017 by P0.92 per kilowatthour, bringing the overall rate to P9.00 per kWh.

The increase this month results from an upward movement in the generation charge.

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