By Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter
THE PHILIPPINES recorded the highest electricity rate among its Southeast Asian peers in June, as the country relied on more expensive power plants to offset supply gaps caused by plant shutdowns in the Visayas, according to the Department of Energy (DoE).
Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina L. Guevara said the Philippines had an average electricity rate of P12.43 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) last month, surpassing Singapore by less than a centavo.
“In ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), we had the highest (electricity rate). We are higher than Singapore for June,” Ms. Guevara said at a briefing on Monday.
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