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10 ELECTRIC COOPS TAPPED TO AID PALECO REHAB

In a continuing effort to help the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) with its rehabilitation work to improve the reliability of its electric services in the province, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has tapped the assistance of 10 electric cooperatives (ECs). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong announced the creation of a task force whose main function is […]

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NEA TO ELECTRIC COOPS: ‘WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO’

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has crossed several milestones on its 50-year journey towards electrifying the countryside, but it still has a long way to go in achieving rural development. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong emphasized this Monday (July 29) as the agency marked its 50th founding anniversary with theme “NEA@50: One with ECs and MCOs […]

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NEA MARKS NEW MILESTONE WITH OFF-GRID HOMESTEAD ELECTRIFICATION — MASONGSONG

Despite light rain and muddy terrain, officials of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) made it to the upland villages of Malungon town in Sarangani to mark the official energization of the 13 millionth household consumer connection of electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong went to one of the farthest off-grid communities […]

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NEA BACKS COOP ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS THROUGH LOAN ASSISTANCE

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has continued to support the electric cooperatives (ECs) in their various electrification projects focused on improving their services to the communities they serve.  Latest data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) showed that from January to June 2019, the state-run agency released P395 million worth of loans to […]

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JICA-BACKED TECH TO IMPROVE POWER COOP’S SYSTEM RELIABILITY

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched the pilot implementation of a smart grid technology that will help improve the distribution system reliability of electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country.  The Distribution Automation System (DAS) of the Batangas II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BATELEC II) was officially put into operation […]

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NEA TO MARK 50th ANNIVERSARY WITH SOLIDARITY FUN RUN

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is set to hold a solidarity fun run on July 28, which kicks off a series of activities marking the agency’s 50th founding anniversary.  The fun run, dubbed as “Golden Rush,” will be spearheaded by NEA officials and employees.  The activity will be held at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife […]

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PREPARATIONS FOR NEA’S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY ON TRACK

Preparations to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) are well underway, with a series of activities and events for its stakeholders to commemorate the significant event.   Carrying the theme “NEA@50: One with ECs and MCOs for Sustainable Rural Development,” this year’s celebration will highlight the NEA and Electric Cooperatives’ […]

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NEA SEEKS CHANGES TO EC OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT RULES

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is proposing some changes to improve its existing guidelines in determining the overall operational performance assessment of electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide. The proposed amendments will include the EC energization level among the key parameters, said Director Ana Rosa Papa, head of the NEA Office for Performance Assessment and Special Studies […]

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NEA INCHES CLOSER TO REACHING 13 MILLIONTH ELECTRICITY CONSUMER CONNECTION GOAL – MASONGSONG

With only a few months left before celebrating its golden anniversary, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) is inching closer to its goal of hitting the 13-millionth electricity consumer connection mark this year. Latest official figures showed that the total electricity consumer connections within the coverage areas of 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide have already reached […]

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DOE, ELECTRIC COOPS SHOULD HAVE DIALOGUE ON CUSI RESIGNATION CALL – MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has called on the officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the leaders of electric cooperatives (ECs) to engage in a dialogue. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong made the appeal after the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (Philreca) declared Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi as “persona non-grata” and called for his […]