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NEA: OVER 148,000 NEW CONSUMER CONNECTIONS IN Q1

Electric cooperatives (ECs) have recorded an additional 148,792 consumer connections in the first quarter of the current year, data submitted to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) showed. The NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) said the figure, which is equivalent to 37 percent of the corporate target, is slightly higher than the 134,435 […]

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NEA BACKS BICOL ELECTRIC COOPS AMID PRIVATE FIRM TAKEOVER

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is standing by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in Bicol amid concerns over the approval of a proposed measure granting the franchise application of a private corporation to operate a power distribution utility in Camarines Sur. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong conveyed this message on Wednesday during a consultative forum organized by […]

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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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ECs SHOULD DO MORE TO ELECTRIFY AREAS THAT REMAIN UNLIT – MASONGSONG

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 […]