Luzon spot power rates surged 51%

Inquirer.net - Nov 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Households and businesses in Luzon may have to shell out more to settle their power bills this month, as the prices of electricity traded at the spot market spiked by 51.2 percent to P7.83 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in October. Data from the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) showed on

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