THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Monday it would follow the temporary restraining order (TRO) extension issued by the Taguig Regional Trial Court (RTC) that suspends its 1,000-megawatt (MW) power supply biddings but warned that electricity rates could go up as a result of the delay.

The court had granted a previous petition by operators of the Malampaya gas project to extend the TRO from three days to 20 days.

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