SENATE President Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri challenged newly appointed Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Monalisa Dimalanta to address the rising cost of electricity to protect consumers from successive price increases.The Senate chief lauded the appointment of Dimalanta as ERC chief, saying that she is known 'to be a fair and hardworking professional.'Earlier, Sen.
5812 per kWh registered in August, mainly due to higher charges from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market .Likewise, charges from the Independent Power Producers and Power Supply Agreements increased by P0.8026 and P0.3316 per kWh, respectively, driven by higher fuel costs and peso depreciation, Meralco said.Multi-sectoral groups also backed the appointment of Dimalanta, emphasizing that she is the 'best fit' for the position.