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Brix Lelis - The Philippine Star
February 1, 2026 | 12:00am
The regulator granted DUs until March 22 to file their applications, extending the original 60-day deadline to 120 days from the effectivity of ERC Resolution 23, Series of 2025, which was issued last November.
The STAR / Miguel de Guzman, file
MANILA, Philippines — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is giving distribution utilities (DUs) 60 more days to complete and file their actual weighted average tariff (AWAT) applications.
The regulator granted DUs until March 22 to file their applications, extending the original 60-day deadline to 120 days from the effectivity of ERC Resolution 23, Series of 2025, which was issued last November.
The move follows the ERC’s review of its 2026 regulatory targets and takes into account requests from industry stakeholders.
Under the 2025 resolution, the ERC adopted a confirmation and true-up process to determine DUs’ rates and address the lapsed periods for the respective entry groups.
AWAT shows the real average electricity rate for all customers, weighted by their actual consumption.
For instance, if residential customers pay higher rates but use less power than industrial customers, AWAT balances these differences to show the true overall average price.
During a lapsed period, however, consumers pay charges that are no longer reflective of the current cost of the service while awaiting the approval of a new rate.
Likewise, the ERC adjusted the timelines for the filing of rate reset applications for the second, third and fourth entry groups in the first regulatory period.
These entry groups include Aboitiz-owned Davao Light & Power Co. Inc. and Meralco-backed Shin Clark Power Corp., along with Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corp. and Negros Electric Power Corp.
With the amendment, DUs in these entry groups are now required to submit their rate reset applications nine months before the start of their regulatory period, a shorter timeframe than the original 12 months.
The rate reset process sets the rules and parameters for the investment, operations and pricing mechanisms of DUs to determine how much should be charged to consumers.
