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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 […]
After clarifying some issues pertaining to its 2015 financial statement, the Commission on Audit (COA) once again declared the National Electrification Administration (NEA) as compliant with government transparency standards. The NEA was rendered an unqualified opinion for calendar years 2015 and 2016 based on the latest COA Independent Auditor’s Report (IAR). This enabled the […]
As the Marawi crisis lingers on in Lanao del Sur, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has approved the P6-million calamity loan of Task Force Duterte (TFD) Lanao Sur Power for its operational expenditures. NEA Deputy Administrator and concurrent TFD Lanao Sur Power chair lawyer Goldelio Rivera announced when the agency conducted its second round […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has organized the Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRRD) task force to assist the quake-struck electric cooperatives (ECs) in Visayas, Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said over the weekend. Masongsong likewise stated that the mechanism for a quick response fund is already being drafted in aid of power coops with ravaged facilities […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is keen on collaborating with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the electric cooperatives (ECs) under its charge to develop additional micro grid facilities and distributed energy resources (DER) in the country. NEA Head Executive Assistant lawyer Vicar Loureen Lofranco issued this statement following a three-day workshop on the […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) Edgardo Masongsong has expressed his desire to establish a “comprehensive” emergency fund for electric cooperatives and its member-consumers to assist them in their disaster relief, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. Masongsong visited Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, to lead the turnover of relief goods and financial assistance to the employees […]
Some 5,300 member-consumers of the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO) on took their oaths as new members of the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO). No less than National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong administered the mass oathtaking during BENECO’s 37th Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA). Established last January, NCECCO is […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong rallied all electric cooperatives (ECs) under its supervision to support the agency’s legislative agenda, including the possibility of expanding its authority over all power distribution utilities (DUs). Masongsong asked the general managers of the electric cooperatives to help him lobby Congress to increase or expand its mandate […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) advised the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO) to ensure adequate power supply in areas where thousands of Marawi City residents are temporarily taking refuge due to the ongoing clashes between government forces and a local terrorist group. “While LASURECO is waiting for the normalization of the security […]
Notwithstanding the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, National Electrification Administration (NEA) Chief Edgardo R. Masongsong pushed through with his scheduled trip to Lanao del Norte on May 27 to join electric cooperative consumers for the 41st Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA) and 45th founding anniversary of the Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. […]