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The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA), National Association of General Managers of Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (NAGMEC), and the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO) slammed the National Association of Electric Consumers for Reforms, Inc. (NASECORE) over its “absolutely erroneous and outright malicious” allegations against National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo R. […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has extended calamity loans to electric cooperatives (ECs) that have sustained significant damage during the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy last December. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the state-run agency released P31.246 million worth of financial assistance to four ECs in the Bicol region and Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) through its Enhanced Lending Program has extended over P700-million worth of loans to electric cooperatives (ECs) in 2019, surpassing the full-year target of P450 million. Data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) showed the agency released a total of P705 million to 31 ECs, bulk of the […]
Some 25,300 households are still facing prolonged power outages in the wake of recent typhoons, but this number is expected to drop as more electric cooperatives (ECs) are about to complete all post-typhoon power restoration activities, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. The NEA through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) reported that […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is asking for financial assistance that will be used to aid electric cooperatives (ECs) that were affected by Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) as damage to their distribution facilities has almost reached P1 billion. In a letter addressed to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong appealed […]
Efforts are ongoing to restore power in areas that are left without electricity following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, December 15, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Several parts in the provinces of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur experienced power interruptions due to the strong earthquake, based on […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to make full use of the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) to ensure that the more than 1.8 million households affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy will have electricity ahead of Christmas. The ECERF, established by Republic Act 11039 or the […]
The initial cost of damage to power distribution facilities of electric cooperatives (ECs) from Typhoon Tisoy was estimated at P300 million as of Friday (December 6), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) disclosed. According to Engr. Federico Villar, Jr., acting director of NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD), the amount is expected to go higher […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is prepared to mobilize electric cooperative (EC) line workers under ‘Task Force Kapatid’ to assist on power restoration activities in areas affected by outages amid the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy. According to Engr. Federico Villar, Jr., acting director of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department, there are at […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) to make the necessary preparations for the effects of Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) which has entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department issued an advisory on November 25 requiring all ECs to take appropriate contingency […]