BENECO offers discounts to consumers for April and May through Pantawid Liwanag Program

Cordillera - Member Consumer Owners (MCOs) of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) will receive discounts to their bill for April and May according to the latest advisory from the BENECO management. 

"We wish to inform our Member Consumer Owners (MCOs) that BENECO will implement its "Pantawid Liwanag Program" for April and May 2020 as a means to help our MCOs cope with the adverse impact of the enhanced community quarantine," it says.

BENECO will provide the following:

April 2020

• Free electricity for Lifeline residential consumers who consumed 30kWhrs and below
• Php100 discount on the bills of residential consumer who used 31-100kWhrs

May 2020

• Php100 discount on the bill of residential consumers who used 31-100kWhrs

The electric bills for April and May 2020 will be based on actual meter readings. Those who consumed 30kWhrs and below need not pay their bill for April. Those who consumed 31kWhrs to 100kWhrs will have a discount of Php100 on April. Those who consumed 101 to 200kWhrs will also have a discount in May. 

For those who have already paid their bills before the release of the advisory, the amount of subsidy will be credited to their accounts as advance/partial payment for 30kWhrs and below and advance/partial payment for 31kWhrs and above.

source || BENECO