The National Power Corp. is asking the Energy Regulatory Commission that it be allowed to recover P1.66 billion in fuel and foreign exchange costs from consumers in far-flung and poor areas under the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG).

It is estimated that consumers in Luzon will have to pay an additional P1.8279 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for their electricity consumption while those in the Visayas will pay an additional P2.1585/kWh and those in Mindanao will shell out P1.4654/kWh more.

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