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The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DANECO) and the group associated with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement, signifying the end of a seven-year-long rift between the two factions. National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong witnessed the formal signing of the document, which recognizes the legitimacy of […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has vowed to assist electric cooperatives in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur to fully recover from a series of strong earthquakes that jolted several areas in Mindanao last month. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong on Tuesday met with officials of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc. (COTELCO) and Davao del Sur […]
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 […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country posted lower national average system loss in the first six months of 2019, resulting in a 13 percent growth in energy sales, latest data from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) show. The NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) reported that system losses of ECs have improved by […]
Several areas in North Cotabato now have partial power supply following the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Tuesday (October 29), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported as it continues to monitor the situation. The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) in Mindanao to observe […]
The Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee E chaired by Senator Win Gatchalian has grilled the Department of Energy (DOE) on the status of electrification in the country as the committee scrutinized the agency’s budget for 2020. Gatchalian pointed out during the budget hearing that the DOE has yet to submit its comprehensive strategy and rollout […]
Power distribution services in several parts of Mindanao affected by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Wednesday evening have been restored, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported. Based on the monitoring report of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of 8 a.m. Thursday, all electric cooperatives (ECs) that experienced power interruptions […]
The massive clearing of power distribution lines and meter clustering aimed at improving the system reliability and efficiency, as well as the delivery of electricity to end-users in the province of Occidental Mindoro are nearly complete, thanks to the electric cooperatives (ECs) that pitched in to help. The Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (OMECO) has […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) with low electrification rates will be given higher priority in the sitio electrification fund of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for 2020, Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said. Masongsong announced this when he presented NEA’s corporate operating budget (COB) for fiscal year 2020 based on the National Expenditure Program (NEP) before the Senate Committee […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) to develop a sustainability plan as rehabilitation activities for its power distribution system continue. NEA Deputy Administrator for Technical Services Artis Nikki Tortola flew to Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on September 26 to personally assess the initial rehabilitation activities conducted by Task Force […]