MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has significantly reduced technical losses in its distribution system through the deployment of more efficient transformer technologies, helping bring system losses down to 5.85 percent in 2025. “While we cannot completely eliminate system losses in power distribution, but we can minimize it,” Meralco executive vice president and chief operating officer Ronnie Aperocho told members of the Senate Committee on Energy at the joint hearing with Public Service on Thursday. READ: ERC: Removing nontechnical system loss charges from power bills feasible Over the years, Aperocho said Meralco has pursued various projects and programs to […]...

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