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ANINGAT, Arnie

POTESTADES. Jan Warren


SUBION, Valerie
VALDOZ, Joe Marvel
VALEROSO, Mikaela
• Meralco is the largest electricity distribution
utility operating in the Philippines. Its franchise
covers 9,338km², with 18.4 million people in 3.9
million households.
• In 1969, it became the very first billion-peso
company in the Philippines.
• Founded by entrepreneur Charles M. Swift in
1903.
PRODUCTS
Peak / Off-Peak
Help corporate partners lower
their total electricity expenses.
Net Metering
Allow customers to install solar
panels within their premises.
SERVICES
Power Consult
Discuss expansion plans and how
Meralco can align its long-term
investments.
Power Profile
Gives you the power to make
informed decisions.
ANALYSIS OF MONOPOLY (MERALCO)
• Single firm with no close substitute.
• Low rivalry or does not have any direct
competitors
• High barriers to entry prevent other firms from
entering the industry. (legal and political
barriers, patents, control over essential resource)
• Non-regulated monopoly.
MARKET STRUCTURE COMPARISON
FEATURES PERFECT IMPERFECT COMPETITION
COMPETITION

Perfect Monopoly Monopolistic Oligopoly


market competition

Number of Many One Many Many


sellers

Control over None Price-maker Some control Considerable


prices control but less
than monopoly
Nature of the Homogeneous Unique – no Differentiated Homogenous
product – perfect close or or
substitute substitutes heterogeneous differentiated
BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS

BENEFITS DRAWBACKS
Set consistent pricing reliable for Few to no product alternatives for
consumers. consumers.
Consistent supply of commodity that’s Low-quality products.
too expensive to provide in
competitive market.
Few to no competitors. Lack of incentive for innovation and
sometimes pays less to employees.
CONCLUSION
• Monopoly specifically Meralco is more
beneficial to producers than consumers since
they are the price-maker. In addition, it is hard to
produce competitors that’s why the consumers
have no other choice but to patronize the only
thing available in the market. Moreover, it
closely resembles oligopoly.
REFERENCES
Anonymous. (2016). Example of perfect competition in in Philippines. Retrieved
from https://phdessay.com/market-structures-in-the-philippines/
Bi, N. (n.d.). Meralco Analysis. Retrieved from
https://www.scribd.com/doc/167542307/Meralco-Analysis#
Pettinger, T. (2020). Advantages and disadvantages of monopolies. Retrieved from
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/265/economics/are-monopolies-always-bad/
Smart Energy International. (2002). Integrating billing, the CIS and the call centre.
Retrieved from https://www.smart-energy.com/regional-news/asia/integrating-billing-the-
cis-and-the-call-centre/#:~:text=Meralco%20is%20the%20largest%20electricity
%20distribution
 Meralco. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://corporatepartners.meralco.com.ph/products-
services-and-programs
THAT’S ALL.
THANK YOU!

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