System loss: Palace seeks stakeholder input on scrapping charges

MANILA, Philippines — The Palace is open to consultations with stakeholders regarding the proposed removal of system loss charges from consumers’ electricity bills. This comes after power providers raised concerns over who would shoulder the cost of system loss, the electrical energy generated but not delivered to cust

The warning comes from the chairman of Meralco — the distribution giant that posted a record P50.6 billion in core profit in 2025 — who says forcing the power industry to absorb system loss costs could run into tens of billions of pesos