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Electric cooperatives (ECs) should not rest on their laurels and continually strive to further enhance the quality of service to better respond to the ever-increasing needs and expectations of electricity consumers in remote and far-flung communities. National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong emphasized this during the gathering of Area Managers and Consumer Welfare Desk […]
The electric cooperatives (ECs) under the supervision of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) have reaffirmed their commitment to work together to bridge electricity access gap, especially in remote and far-flung communities with poor living conditions. In a recent dialogue with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the NEA, the general managers of different ECs nationwide […]
An organization of board of directors of electric cooperatives (ECs) has adopted a resolution creating a comprehensive program that will provide all kinds of immediate assistance to underperforming power distribution utilities. This is among a handful of proposals introduced during the First EC Board of Directors Summit organized by the Philippine Association of Board of […]
An official from a national federation of stock electric cooperatives (ECs) registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has expressed his full support to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in taking over the management control of Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO). David Solomon Siquian, director of the Philippine Federation of Electric Cooperatives (PHILFECO) and general manager […]
In an effort to rehabilitate the ailing Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) officially took over the management and operations of the power distribution utility and deactivated its current Board of Directors (BOD). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong accompanied the members of the newly-created Task Force Duterte Abra Power in a meeting with […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) teams up with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help improve the distribution system reliability of electric cooperatives in the country through a new smart grid technology. JICA tapped the expertise of the Tokyo Electric Power Company or TEPCO and its affiliated firm Takaoka Toko (TKTK) to work with […]
Recognizing the indispensable role communication plays in advancing the rural electrification program, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently hosted the first-ever Electric Cooperative (EC) Communicators’ Summit. Held at the NEA headquarters in Quezon City, the summit brought together a total of 255 information officers (IOs) and Institutional Services Department (ISD) managers from 117 ECs nationwide. […]
Determined to put up a fast, efficient and reliable service to its client base in Northern Mindanao, the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FIBECO) established a 24-hour call center to immediately act on various customer concerns. Based in Maramag, Bukidnon, FIBECO’s ‘Tawag Center’ operates seven days a week to serve its member-consumer-owners (MCOs) from Valencia […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has released P2.096-billion worth of loans, including calamity loans, to 52 electric cooperatives (ECs) through various loan windows in 2017, surpassing its target of P1.7-billion for the year. The bulk of the loans, amounting to P1.298-billion, helped bankroll the capital expenditure projects of different ECs, while P304-million were borrowed by […]
Electricity consumers in the provinces who are subscribed to different electric cooperatives (ECs) need not worry about the increased excise tax imposed on coal as its impact on their power rates will be “minimal,” the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said EC consumers may expect price adjustments in their power bills by […]