Vice President for
Corporate Communication,
Meralco
“In refunding the meter deposit, we will await the final guidelines that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will set in so far as the mechanics are concerned,” Cuna said.
The ERC has instructed Meralco to implement the refund within six months.
Meanwhile there has been a call from the president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System, Winston Garcia, for the utility to consider introducing prepaid cards, following on from the success of these cards in the cellular telephone industry. Garcia said this could be done by modifying customers’ electricity meters.