Meralco Rate for January 2026: What You Paid Per kWh
TL;DR
Meralco's all-in residential rate for January 2026 was ₱12.95/kWh. The generation charge for that specific month is not separately verified in our archive, so we don't break it out. It's the earliest 2026 figure we have; the next verified row, February 2026, was higher at ₱13.1734/kWh.
| All-in rate | ₱12.9500per kWh |
|---|---|
| Generation charge | not separately verified |
| Source | Meralco advisoryconfidence: medium |
| Last checked | 2026-07-11 |
Approximate. Precise advisory figure not yet transcribed.
| Monthly use | At ₱12.9500/kWh |
|---|---|
| 200 kWh | ₱2,590 |
| 300 kWh | ₱3,885 |
| 400 kWh | ₱5,180 |
| 500 kWh | ₱6,475 |
These are the published all-in rate multiplied by usage, rounded to the peso. They are not a quote for your bill: Meralco charges lifeline subsidies and some fixed items differently across consumption bands, so a real bill at the same usage will not match exactly. Use it to see the size of the month’s move, not to predict a statement.
The following month, February 2026, came in at ₱13.1734, a rise of ₱0.2234. See February 2026 or the full rate archive.
Meralco’s all-in residential rate for January 2026 was ₱12.95/kWh, for a typical residential customer.
What Meralco charged
The all-in figure for January 2026 is ₱12.95/kWh, as recorded in Meralco’s rate advisory. This is our earliest verified figure for 2026. Meralco’s generation charge for this specific month is not separately verified in our archive, so we don’t state one, rather than guess at a split. Our archive also notes this figure as medium confidence: it’s Meralco’s published January rate, but the precise dated advisory it came from hasn’t been transcribed into our source record, so treat the fourth digit with some caution. Source: Meralco news and advisories.
Change from the previous month
We don’t have a verified rate for December 2025, so there’s no month-over-month comparison to give for January. The next verified row in our archive is February 2026 at ₱13.1734/kWh, up ₱0.2234 from January — see the February 2026 rate for that detail.
What this means for solar
At ₱12.95/kWh, every kWh a rooftop system produces and you use immediately is a kWh you don’t buy from Meralco at that price. That’s the whole mechanism behind solar savings in the Philippines: self-consumption avoids the retail rate, and net metering only credits exported power at the lower generation cost, so sizing for daytime use is what actually pays back. 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. For the following month, see Meralco rate for February 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What was the Meralco rate per kWh in January 2026?
₱12.95/kWh, all-in, for a typical residential customer, per Meralco's published rate advisory.
What was the generation charge in January 2026?
Not separately verified in our archive. Meralco published the all-in rate; the generation component for that specific month isn't recorded with its own source, so we don't state a figure for it.
Did the rate go up or down from December 2025?
We don't have a verified December 2025 figure to compare against, so we can't state a month-over-month change for January.