5-YEAR PLEDGE: MORE Power Eyes Cheaper Rates, Better Services

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), Iloilo City’s sole electric distribution utility, has reaffirmed its commitment to providing high-quality service, lower power rates, and improved consumer engagement in the years ahead.

MORE Power president Roel Castro acknowledged the changing environments, including advancements in technology and regulatory frameworks, which will influence the firm’s operations in the next five years.

“In the next five years or so, number one, we will definitely be maintaining good service.

The environment is also changing, both in technology and even in the regulatory,” he said in a video statement.

Castro noted a high uptake of renewable energy (RE) among Iloilo consumers and expressed commitment to continue supporting this trend, by adding more RE to its energy mix.

He also noted a focus on enhancing communication and interaction with consumers through better technologies, by improving the MORE PowerUP app.

The app was launched in 2024. In the app, consumers can view electricity bills and payment deadlines instantly, request reconnections, disconnections, repairs, or new service connections, and receive updates on power outages and restoration schedules, among others.

Castro also assured consumers of MORE Power’s continued efforts to reduce electricity rates, aiming to provide more affordable power to consumers.

“When it comes to electricity rates […] we will really look for ways to even further bring it down,” he said.

He also emphasized the significance of improving the stability and quality of the power supply to attract more investors to the city.

“I promise that we will continue and even strive to give much better service to our consumers,” she stressed.

FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS 

As it celebrates its 5th year of bringing unprecedented continuous power supply and cheaper electricity rates to Ilonggos, Castro emphasized the significant progress made by MORE Power in reducing brownouts and outages.

“Our brownouts, either the scheduled or the unscheduled, we did massive work in the last five years. Now you could feel the improvements that we made, wherein the brownouts are already down,” he said.

“We don’t have any longer outages or massive outages that would involve feeders,” he continued.

Castro noted that the improvements in the city’s power distribution system were achieved through collaboration with various stakeholders, including contractors, third-party providers, local government officials, and barangay captains, which helped reduce illegal connections and system losses.

To commemorate its milestone, MORE Power unveiled its 5th-anniversary marker at Molo Plaza on February 28.