Ceneco September residential rate at P12.2602 per kilowatt-hour

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) said that its average residential rate for the billing month of September 2021 is P12.2602 per kilowatt-hour, a decrease of P0.1122/kWh, from last month’s rate of P12.3724/kWh.

“The P0.1122/kWh rate decrease can be attributed to the reduction in generation, transmission, system loss charges and other pass through charges such as Lifeline & Senior Citizens Discount, GRAM ICERA adjustment and VAT,” a statement from Ceneco said.

“The pass-through charges equivalent to P11.0736/kWh of the total power rate include the Generation and Transmission charges, ERC-approved adjustments, government subsidies and taxes. Only P1.1866/kWh of the power rate goes to CENECO through Distribution, Supply, Metering (DSM) Charges and Reinvestment Fund for Sustainable CAPEX (RFSC) for its administrative and operational services. Since 2010, CENECO’s DSM and RFSC rates have not increased,” the statement signed by Atty. Danny L. Pondevilla, Project Supervisor/Acting General Manager of the Bacolod City-based power distribution utility added.

“In monitoring the monthly electricity usage, consumers are advised to look at their kilowatt-hour consumption and not the amount. The amount may vary depending on the pass-through charges as shown above,” the statement added.

CENECO Board and Management continue to remind its electricity consumers to conserve energy to avoid paying high electricity bills, it added.*