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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) […]
Power distribution services are largely back to normal in Batangas province, except for some villages that are within the seven-kilometer danger zone of Taal Volcano. The Batangas I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BATELEC I) reported to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) it has fully restored electricity for 18 out of 21 barangays in the Municipality of […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has welcomed an increase in budget for the continued implementation of electrification projects under this year’s General Appropriations Act (GAA).NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the national government subsidy for rural electrification was augmented by P768 million from P1.531 billion in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) to P2.299 billion in 2020 […]
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 […]
Electric cooperatives in Batangas are facing a drastic decline in power demand as thousands of residential customers were forced to evacuate and businesses closed amid the continuing unrest of Taal Volcano, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong received the information during his recent visit to the offices of Batangas I Electric […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is closely monitoring the power situation in areas affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano, which remains under Alert Level 4, per the assessment of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). As of 7 a.m. Monday (January 13), the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) reported […]
Some 145 line workers from 24 electric cooperative (ECs) are in Occidental Mindoro aiding their counterpart in the reconstruction of distribution lines and restoration of power after Typhoon Ursula, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. In addition to the line crews, these ECs from Calabarzon, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Mimaropa sent 16 boom […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) are sending additional line workers to assist with the continuing power restoration activities in Aklan, one of the badly-hit provinces by Typhoon Ursula late December last year. National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong announced this development during his visit to the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO) on Monday (January 6). “The […]