FACT CHECK
“The Philippines has one of the highest electricity prices in ASEAN.”
YES
Only Singapore pays more. At USD 0.209/kWh, Philippine households pay 2.4× the Asian average.
Residential electricity, USD per kWh (2023–2026 average)
Singapore
0.233
Philippines
0.209
Cambodia
0.150
Thailand
0.127
Indonesia
0.090
Vietnam
0.078
Malaysia
0.050
Laos
0.034
Myanmar
0.025
Philippine residential electricity averages USD 0.209 per kWh — second-highest of the nine ASEAN economies with published rates, behind Singapore (0.233).
The gap below is the real story: PH households pay roughly 4× what Malaysians pay (0.050) and 2.7× what Vietnamese pay (0.078).
It is also well above the world average of USD 0.176/kWh, and about 2.4× the Asian average of USD 0.088/kWh.
Source: GlobalPetrolPrices, electricity prices · 2023–2026 average (Q2 2026 update)
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