Davao Light and Power Company

Residential customers of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) will see a decrease in their bills from March 12 to April 10, 2024, as the overall power rate is down to P8.9975 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from P9.2570 last month.

The P0.2595/kWh decrease in power rate is due to reduced generation rates brought about by decreased power supply prices from the Philippine Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao and coal prices from the world market. A typical household with an average monthly electricity consumption of 200 kWh will experience a drop of P51.90 compared to their February billing.

Despite this, the power utility reminds customers of possible high electricity consumption, especially since El Niño is here.

The sound of Daisy’s safety shoes echoed as they hit the pavement of a 1,651-square-meter lot area under construction. She leads the team inside the walled site where the control building and steel structure of the soon-to-be 50 megavolt-amperes (MVA) substation are being prepared for the arrival and installation of major equipment.

Engr. Daisy Vale de Gracia is the project engineer of this substation of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) located in a new commercial district in Lanang, Davao City. Now in her eighth year with the company, she is a Senior Engineer under the Substation Design Section of the Power Systems Design Department (PSDD), which manages lines and substation projects of the distribution utility.