Philippines electricity prices
The residential electricity price in the Philippines is
PHP 12.380 per kWh or USD 0.210.
The electricity price for businesses is
PHP 9.148 kWh or
USD 0.155.
These retail prices were collected in June 2025 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from December 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Department of Energy of the Philippines, Manila Electric Company (MERALCO)
Electricity price analysis for the Philippines
- Residential electricity prices in the Philippines are 128.00% of the world average electricity price and 253.31% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in the Philippines are 99.73% of the world average price and 145.07% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 132.73% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in the Philippines are 111.10% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 47.92% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of the Philippines
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in the Philippines is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 79.04%,
wind 1.14%,
solar 1.41%,
hydro 8.12%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 10.28%.
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