Meralco Rate for April 2026: What You Paid Per kWh

Meralco’s all-in residential rate for April 2026 was ₱14.3496/kWh, for a typical residential customer, a record high at the time (since exceeded).

What Meralco charged

The all-in figure for April 2026 is ₱14.3496/kWh, and the generation charge is ₱8.3864/kWh, both from Meralco’s own advisory. Source: Meralco, higher residential rates April 2026.

Change from the previous month

The rate rose ₱0.5335/kWh from March 2026’s ₱13.8161/kWh. See Meralco rate for March 2026 for that figure. Generation alone rose ₱0.5257/kWh, from ₱7.8607/kWh to ₱8.3864/kWh, which was most of the month’s increase. May broke the streak with a small decrease, to ₱14.3345/kWh — see Meralco rate for May 2026.

What this means for solar

At ₱14.3496/kWh, every kWh a rooftop system produces and you use immediately is a kWh you avoid buying from Meralco at that price. That’s the mechanism behind solar savings here: self-consumption avoids the full retail rate, while net metering credits exported power only at the lower generation cost, so a system sized for daytime use pays back faster than one built to export. A record rate month is exactly when payback periods look shortest. See how much solar can save on your electric bill to run your own numbers, and Meralco rate per kWh for what makes up the all-in figure.

More rate history

For the full month-by-month record with sources, see the Meralco electricity rate history. Previous month: March 2026. Next month: May 2026.