Pampanga power firm to appeal penalty, refund order of ERC

The San Fernando Electric Light and Power Company said it would appeal the decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission that ordered the power firm to pay P21.6 million in fines and refund its consumers P654 million in “unauthorized” charges. /PDI

It said the Sfelapco collected generation charges during that period despite its failure to secure an approval from the commission.

The invalid charges included Apri’s line rental charges, site-specific loss adjustment, Wholesale Electricity Spot Market net settlement surplus, and Wesm charges, the ERC said. The power distribution company charged its customers around P8.85 per kWh, including the 12 percent value added tax, up from only P4.43 last December.

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