State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese firm Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corp. to collaborate on the development of the first self-sufficient hydrogen energy system in the country. The document was signed on October 15 in a simple ceremony held at the NEA headquarters in Diliman, Quezon […]
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State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has achieved its full-year loan availment target of P1.7 billion by the electric cooperatives (ECs) three months ahead of schedule. Latest data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) show P1.8 billion worth of loans, including calamity loans, has been extended to 57 ECs as of end-September. The […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has urged the electric cooperatives (ECs) to increase their efforts in reaching the country’s remote and rural areas that have not been energized yet. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong made the call at a recent gathering of general managers of different ECs to discuss the progress of the government’s total electrification […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) said about 98.11 percent of households in several provinces in Luzon that lost electricity service in the wake of Typhoon “Ompong” (international name Mangkhut) last month had their services restored. According to NEA, restoration efforts still continue in some areas more than three weeks after the onslaught of “Ompong,” which […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has committed to fast-track the drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the recently passed electric cooperatives (EC) emergency fund law. Republic Act 11039, also known as the “Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act,” was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 29. The law provides the […]
A task force composed of electric cooperatives (ECs) from Central Luzon is preparing to head north to help restore power in areas left in the dark due to Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut.”) Dubbed “Power Restoration Rapid Deployment Task Force Ompong,” the team will augment the manpower of the typhoon-affected ECs and provide the necessary […]
The initial cost of damage to electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon caused by the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) has climbed to P135 million, state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported Tuesday. As of noon Tuesday, September 18, the initial amount of damage to the distribution facilities of ECs impacted by “Ompong” was at […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Monday said power has been restored to several provinces in southern and northern Luzon after Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) ravaged the country and caused damages. Of the 22 electric cooperatives affected by “Ompong,” eight of which have restored power to all the municipalities within their respective coverage areas, […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) and its partner electric cooperatives (ECs) are still on course to meet the goal of delivering 460,000 new consumer electricity connections for this year. According to data from the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD), new consumer connections for the January-July period reached 304,674 or 66 percent of […]
One of the country’s largest electric cooperative (EC) groups on Tuesday slammed what it said was an attempt by Solar Para sa Bayan Corporation, a private solar power company to circumvent provisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) by obtaining a legislative franchise. In a position paper submitted to House Appropriations […]