WINNING | Meralco expands customer power market access

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• Meralco led Luzon in customer participation in electricity choice programs.
• The recognition underscores growing adoption of competitive power supply options.
• The initiatives give eligible consumers greater control over how they buy electricity.

 Electricity distribution giant Manila Electric Co. is expanding consumer access to competitive electricity supply as more eligible customers participate in government-backed choice programs. 

The Energy Regulatory Commission recognized Meralco for having the largest number of participants in Luzon. 

The the award was presented by Francis Saturnino Juan and accepted by Meralco senior vice president and head of regulatory management Jose Ronald Valles, while Department of Energy Secretary Sharon Garin.

Driving adoption 

The ERC cited Meralco’s role in advancing customer choice initiatives that expand access to competitive electricity supply. 

The programs include the Retail Competition and Open Access, Green Energy Option Program, and Retail Aggregation Program, allowing qualified users to choose suppliers, source renewable energy, or combine demand for retail supply. 

What Meralco says 

“Meralco has been actively advancing government-led programs such as the Retail Competition and Open Access, Green Energy Option Program, and Retail Aggregation Program, which provide qualified customers with greater flexibility in choosing their electricity suppliers,” the company said in a statement on Monday. 

—Edited by Miguel R. Camus