Loan collections of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) have reached P1.710 billion from January to September 2018, keeping it on track to meet its full-year target. Latest data show that NEA posted 99 percent collection efficiency on the loan amortization payments of the electric cooperatives (ECs) in the first nine months of the year. The […]
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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 […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has again advised customers of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (Daneco) to settle their electricity bills with the legitimate court-recognized and NEA-backed management. NEA also ordered the Daneco group associated with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to stop its illegal operations through the execution of a cease and desist […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Monday exhorted all electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country to constantly strive for the improvement of their services to their respective communities. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte recently expressed his sentiments regarding the frequent power outages in the province of Palawan. In his […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and electric cooperatives (ECs) have mobilized a task force to help restore power in the provinces of Isabela and Quirino in the wake of Typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu). On Tuesday (November 6), 12 ECs in Central Luzon sent about 85 line workers, 12 boom trucks loaded with equipment, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
The work to get electricity back in several provinces hit by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) is progressing well with power having been completely restored to 87 percent of households, based on the latest data gathered by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]
More than 76 percent of the 2.3 million households in areas affected by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name : Mangkhut) had their electricity service restored as of Friday, said state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA). Typhoon “Ompong,” considered the strongest typhoon to hit the country so far this year, had caused power outages in 19 provinces in […]
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 […]