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State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has released the results of the thorough assessment of the overall performance of the 121 electric cooperatives (EC) under its supervision. The 2017 EC Overall Performance Assessment showed an increase in the number of power distribution utilities that are fully compliant with the key performance standards (KPS) of the NEA. […]
Electricity sales by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in the first quarter of 2018 have reached 4,924 gigawatt hours (gWh), an increase of 11 percent compared to the same period last year, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) figures show. Data released by the Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) of the agency identified the residential […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has been cited by the Office of the Cabinet Secretary for being compliant with the requirements for collaboration for the implementation and operation of the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Hotline. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong received the Certificate of Collaboration from Undersecretary Dale Cabrera of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary (OCS)-Strategic Action […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reiterated its call on the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to formally grant its petition to cancel the certificate of registration that was unlawfully issued to the splinter group of Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Daneco) to aid efforts to resolve and end the ongoing intramurals between the legally-recognized […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will take traffic, flood and disaster management from the sky using new remote-controlled drones donated to the agency. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said four new drones will be used in managing vehicle traffic and monitoring flood situations in the coming months. “These drones are significant tools to help us […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) rolled out the third phase of the implementation of the NEA Business Intelligence Technology (BIT) system, signaling the completion of the project. Speaking at the NEA BIT Phase 3 Go Live Program held at the H.E.S. Auditorium, NEA Building in Quezon City, Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the project was designed […]
After a few months of instituting the needed reforms, the Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) under its new management is now paying its monthly power supply bills on time, ensuring continued electricity service in its coverage area. ABRECO Acting General Manager Charito Mabitazan said the utility’s power bills to the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) and […]
The President of the National Association of General Managers of Electric Cooperatives (NAGMEC) slammed power giant Meralco after company Chief Executive Officer Oscar Reyes recently revealed that Meralco is planning to expand beyond their franchise areas and build microgrids in communities without electricity. In an interview, NAGMEC chief Sergio Dagooc said this is an open […]
The need to protect and preserve rural electrification initiatives from the planned incursion of private commercial interests has found more champions and supporters who stressed recently that electric cooperatives (ECs) and people’s organizations should be kept as preferred partners and implementors of the decades-long government program to achieve rural development based on countryside electrification. Philippine […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has extended P830-million worth of loans to 34 electric cooperatives (ECs) over the period January to April this year to finance, among others, their rural electrification projects. Of the total amount, P42 million was released as calamity loans to three ECs for the rehabilitation of damaged power distribution lines caused […]