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Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately investigate the power outages hitting Luzon after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the grid under red alert due to insufficient power reserves. Gatchalian said the DOE should also look into the possibility of collusion among power producers due to […]
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 […]
After enduring years of power outages due to serious damage to the submarine cable of Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DANECO), the power situation in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) is now stable, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has announced. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong received the news from Igacos Mayor Al David […]
Saying that electric cooperatives (ECs) must live up to the definition of the second word in their names, National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong strongly encouraged all community-owned power distribution utilities to work together and pool their resources to aid struggling co-ops. Masongsong made the statement at the 3rd Association of Mindanao Rural Electric […]
A proposal to cut the cost of electricity bills of households and business establishments through the use of rooftop solar technology is currently under scrutiny by the Senate committee on energy chaired by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Senator Grace Poe initiated the filing of Senate Bill No. 1719, promoting the adoption of rooftop solar technology among […]
To ensure the uninterrupted supply of electricity from power plants to consumers, Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for a mechanism that will allow for the responsive maintenance and rehabilitation of transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution lines. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, sponsored on Wednesday Senate Bill No. 2098 (SBN 2098), otherwise known as […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is ramping up efforts to assist the Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (OMECO) as an electricity crisis looms over its franchise area after one of its power suppliers suspended operations. The Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corp. (OMCPC), which supplies 70 percent of electricity in the province, temporarily shut down its […]
In a move aimed to improve power system efficiency and reliability, the Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Laneco) recently commissioned and energized its newly-built 10 MVA (megavolt-ampere) substation and 69 kVA (kilovolt-ampere) subtransmission line. These new facilities were unveiled to the public in a ceremony held last October 27 at the Laneco Energy Center […]
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 […]
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 […]