TACLOBAN CITY — Electricity consumers will see a slight reduction in transmission charges reflected in their January 2026 power bills, following a marginal decrease in transmission rates set by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
NGCP said the overall average transmission rate for the December 2025 billing period, which is being charged to consumers this month, declined by 0.68 percent to P1.3455 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from P1.3547 per kWh.
Transmission charges cover the cost of delivering electricity from power plants to distribution utilities and electric cooperatives through the national power grid. These charges are passed on to end-users by local power providers and form only a portion of the total electricity bill.
Of the total transmission rate, Ancillary Services (AS) accounted for P0.5971 per kWh. AS charges cover the cost of maintaining grid stability, including services sourced from the Ancillary Services Reserve Market and from providers with bilateral contracts with NGCP.
Meanwhile, NGCP’s transmission wheeling rate, or the charge for using the transmission network, stood at P0.6058 per kWh.
“For the January 2026 electric bill of end consumers, NGCP charges only about 60 centavos per kWh for the delivery of its services,” NGCP said, noting that its revenues are regulated and capped by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
The transmission rate for the December billing period is billed to consumers through distribution utilities and electric cooperatives nationwide.
(LIZBETH ANN A.ABELLA)
