POWER consumers may see an increase in transmission charges reflected in their February 2026 electric bills.
The overall average transmission rate for the January 2026 billing period, expressed in peso/kilowatt hour (kWh) equivalent and billed this month, rose by 13.55 percent, increasing to P1.5279/kWh from P1.3455/kWh.
The Ancillary Services (AS) rate stands at P0.6736/kWh. AS charges cover the cost of services sourced from the AS Reserve Market as well as from providers with bilateral contracts with the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).
Meanwhile, NGCP’s transmission wheeling rate — the fee for delivering electricity through the transmission grid — is P0.6921/kWh.
“For the February 2026 electric bill of power consumers, NGCP charges only around 69 centavos per kWh for the delivery of its services,” NGCP said, noting that its revenues are regulated and revenue-capped by the Energy Regulatory Commission.
Transmission charges for the January billing period are passed on to end-users through distribution utilities and electric cooperatives./PN
