lifeline rate program out of the 4.2-million target, the agency said on Friday. Assistant Energy Secretary Mario Marasigan warned that those not registered risked losing a 100-percent discount, particularly households consuming 20 kilowatt-hours of electricity every month. “The DSWD gave us a list of 4 to 4.
2 million household-beneficiaries under 4Ps. The current number of registered households is still very small,” Marasigan said at a press conference. The DOE’s lifeline rate program is a socialized pricing mechanism set by the Energy Regulatory Commission based on consumption threshold. The DOE and the DSWD have extended the registration deadline to September. —Meg J. Adonis
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