OLONGAPO CITY – Two House resolutions were filed on Aug. 30 seeking investigation on the high cost of electricity provided by two power cooperatives and this city’s electric company.
Zambales 1 st District Rep. Jefferson "Jay" Khonghun, through HR Nos. 324 and 325, requested the House committee on energy to conduct investigation of the Olongapo Electric Distribution Company (OEDC) and Zambales Electric Cooperative, Inc., I and II. (Zameco I and II).
HR No. 324 said the OEDC increased the electricity charge of its consumers from P17.22 per kilowatt hour for the month of July to P17.76 per kilowatt hour for the month of August.
The OEDC announced recently that it will again increase electricity charges. The Resolution said that the electricity charge in Olongapo is already one of the highest in the country and is considered relatively high compared to global standards.
HR No. 325 said Zameco I increased its charges from P14.3948 per kilowatt hour for July to P18.3259 per kilowatt hour for August, while Zameco II power rates increased from P11.2582 per kilowatt hour in July to P13.7658 in August. ).
Both Zamecos are listed as non-stock, non- profit electric cooperatives in the province of Zambales.
