CERA backs uniform 5.5% system loss cap instead of scrapping charge

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A local consumer group is urging the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the national government to review the system loss cap imposed on power distributors, proposing a uniform 5.5-percent cap for both private distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs). In a statement, the Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates (CERA) said existing ERC regulations allow private DUs such as Visayan Electric (VECO) and Mactan Electric Company (MECO) to recover only up to 5.5 percent of system loss from consumers. However, CERA noted a significant disparity, as electric cooperatives such as CEBECO I, II, and III are allowed […]...

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