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NEA to Issue Show Cause Orders over Poor Service – MASONGSONG

  The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced that it will issue show cause orders against the Palawan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PALECO) and Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ORMECO) for their failure to provide quality service despite repeated complaints from member-consumers. “We need to ensure that ECs are responsive and always on the lookout for the […]

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NEA Probes Palawan Electric Cooperative for Reliability Compliance – MASONGSONG

  The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has been directed by Administrator Edgardo Masongsong to conduct an investigation into the reliability performance of all the electric cooperatives (ECs) under its charge, including the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO). According to NEA Deputy Administrator engineer Artis Nikki Tortola, the main objective of the investigation, to be led by […]

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Rise Above Struggles – MASONGSONG

  The National Electrification Administration (NEA) celebrated its 48th Founding Anniversary underscoring the contributions of the employees and officials to the agency’s successes in energizing the remote and isolated communities nationwide. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong led the commemoration of the founding anniversary with NEA Day, an-all day event that brought together hundreds of employees and […]

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NEA Holds Renewable Energy Investors and Businesses Conference – MASONGSONG

  As part of the month-long observance of this year’s National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently hosted the Renewable Energy Investors and Businesses Conference, which gathered some 700 participants from 117 electric cooperatives nationwide. The event, held at the NEA H.E.S. Auditorium in Quezon City, kicked off with opening remarks […]

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Electrification Sector Goes Aggressive on Legislative Agenda – MASONGSONG

  Some 1,200 representatives from 116 electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide made a courtesy visit to the House of Representatives to mark the 8th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) and the 48th Founding Anniversary of the National Electrification Administration (NEA). Leaders of the various electric cooperatives and member-consumer-owner (MCO) organizations, accompanied by NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong […]

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Sustainable Rural Development Through Rural Electrification – MASONGSONG

  National Electrification Administration (NEA) Edgardo Masongsong spearheaded the switch-on ceremony for the electrification of sitios within the coverage area of the Surigao del Sur I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SURSECO I) during the distribution utility’s 46th founding anniversary celebration. Masongsong was assisted by Energy Undersecretary Benito Ranque, SURSECO I General Manager Joceler Moralda, and the […]

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NEA kicks off celebration of National Electrification Awareness Month – MASONGSONG

  National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong kicked off the nationwide celebration of the 8th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) with the Ceremonial Switch-on of the 12 Millionth Consumer Connection, the opening of the Renewable Energy Investors Exhibit, and a visit of Electric Cooperatives to the House of Representatives. This year’s NEAM, with the […]

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Aid Continues to Pour in for Displaced Marawi Electric Coop Employees – MASONGSONG

  Help from different electric cooperatives and private energy companies continues to pour in for the employees of the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO), who are among the thousands displaced by the fighting between government forces and members of the Maute group in Marawi. Task Force Duterte Lanao Sur Power recently received relief […]

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Electricity Assured for Marawi Victims Moving to ‘Tent City’ – MASONGSONG

  Internally displaced families whom the government plans to relocate in temporary shelters as soon as crisis subsides in Marawi City may expect immediate electricity service, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said electrification workers from the Task Force Duterte Lanao Sur Power already set up a 1.8-kilometer electricity line in […]

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NEA to Connect Off-Grid Sitio via Submarine Power Cable System

    Knowing that energy connectivity makes a world of difference in the lives of rural Filipinos, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) is bent on reaching out to far-flung villages that remain isolated from the grid. One of these is Sitio Ayoke, a small fishing village off the coast of General Island in Cantilan, Surigao […]