FIT-All Charge Explained: What It Pays For in the Philippines
TL;DR
The Feed-in Tariff Allowance (FIT-All) is a uniform per-kWh charge on every on-grid electricity consumer in the Philippines, funding guaranteed payments to qualified solar, wind, and small hydro plants for up to 20 years. In August 2026, the ERC granted TransCo provisional authority to raise it 67%, from ₱0.2011/kWh to ₱0.3359/kWh, because the fund's working capital ran a ₱322.9-million deficit. A 500 kWh household pays about ₱168/month in FIT-All alone. Solar reduces it the same way it reduces every other per-kWh charge: proportionally, for grid power you stop buying.
FIT-All, the Feed-in Tariff Allowance, is a small per-kWh charge that shows up on every Philippine electricity bill regardless of which utility issues it, and it jumped sharply in August 2026.
What it pays for
FIT-All funds the Feed-in Tariff Program, which guarantees qualified renewable energy plants, solar, wind, and small hydro facilities, a fixed above-market rate for the power they generate, for up to 20 years. It’s how the Philippines subsidized early utility-scale renewable projects into existence: rather than competing on price against fossil generation, an approved plant gets a locked-in tariff, and the difference between that tariff and the market price is spread across every electricity consumer in the country as FIT-All. Source: Philippine Star, “Electric bills to go up as ERC OKs surcharge hike,” Aug. 4, 2026.
Unlike most of the charges on a Meralco bill, FIT-All is a uniform national charge. Every on-grid electricity consumer in the country pays the same rate per kWh, whether served by Meralco, a cooperative, or any other distribution utility.
Who receives the money
FIT-All is remitted to the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), which administers the FIT-All Fund and pays registered renewable energy plants out of it. Meralco and other distribution utilities collect the charge on TransCo’s behalf; none of it stays with the distribution utility. Source: Meralco, Breakdown of Charges.
What made it jump in August 2026
The ERC granted TransCo provisional authority to raise the 2026 FIT-All rate by ₱0.1348 per kWh, to ₱0.3359 per kWh, up from ₱0.2011/kWh, effective with the August 2026 billing period, a 67% increase. TransCo’s application argued the fund entered 2026 without the required working capital allowance (WCA), leaving no buffer to cover cash-flow needs and make timely payments to renewable energy developers. As of May 7, 2026, the WCA showed a negative balance of ₱322.9 million.
The ERC noted the grant is “without prejudice to the final outcome of this case,” meaning any over- or under-recovery from the adjustment can still be refunded or corrected once the commission rules, but it found the fund’s financial position urgent enough to approve the increase before holding public hearings. In practical terms: a household consuming 500 kWh a month pays about ₱168 in FIT-All alone. Source: Philippine Star, “Electric bills to go up as ERC OKs surcharge hike,” Aug. 4, 2026.
That single-line increase was the largest driver behind the broader ₱0.2113/kWh rise in taxes and other charges that Meralco reported for August 2026. See our Meralco taxes and universal charges page for how FIT-All fits alongside VAT, the universal charge, and its sibling renewable-energy charge, GEA-All.
Does solar reduce it?
Yes, proportionally, the same way it reduces the generation and transmission charges. FIT-All is billed per kWh against the grid power you actually buy. A kWh your panels generate and you use immediately was never purchased from the grid, so it never carries a FIT-All charge in the first place.
Power you export through net metering is credited at the generation rate only, which doesn’t include FIT-All or any of the other per-kWh pass-through charges, so exports don’t offset what you pay in FIT-All on the power you still import at night. For the mechanics of what solar does and doesn’t touch on a Meralco bill, see how to read your Meralco bill to size solar and how much solar can save on your bill. For the current all-in rate this charge is folded into, see the Meralco rate per kWh page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the FIT-All charge on my electricity bill?
The Feed-in Tariff Allowance, a uniform per-kWh charge applied to every on-grid electricity consumer in the Philippines. It funds guaranteed above-market payments to qualified renewable energy plants, solar, wind, and small hydro, for up to 20 years under the Feed-in Tariff Program.
Why did FIT-All go up so much in August 2026?
The ERC granted National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), which administers the fund, provisional authority to raise the rate by ₱0.1348/kWh to ₱0.3359/kWh, a 67% increase, after TransCo reported the fund's working capital allowance was ₱322.9 million in deficit as of May 7, 2026.
Does solar reduce what I pay in FIT-All?
Yes, proportionally. FIT-All is billed per kWh on the grid power you buy, so a kWh you self-consume from your own panels was never bought from the grid and never carries a FIT-All charge. Exported power under net metering is credited at the generation rate only, which doesn't include FIT-All.