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NEA HOLDS PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON DRAFT IRR OF EC EMERGENCY FUND ACT

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) held on Oct. 24 a public consultation on the draft of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11039, also known as the “Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act” (ECERF). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong gathered the general managers, directors and lawyers of the different electric cooperatives (ECs) […]

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NEA, TOSHIBA SIGN AGREEMENT ON HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT – MASONGSONG

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese firm Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corp. to collaborate on the development of the first self-sufficient hydrogen energy system in the country. The document was signed on October 15 in a simple ceremony held at the NEA headquarters in Diliman, Quezon […]

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NEA GRANTS P1.8B LOANS TO ECs; HITS FULL-YEAR TARGET AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has achieved its full-year loan availment target of P1.7 billion by the electric cooperatives (ECs) three months ahead of schedule. Latest data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) show P1.8 billion worth of loans, including calamity loans, has been extended to 57 ECs as of end-September. The […]

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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 […]

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ECs RESTORE POWER TO 98 PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN PROVINCES HIT BY ‘OMPONG’ – NEA

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) said about 98.11 percent of households in several provinces in Luzon that lost electricity service in the wake of Typhoon “Ompong” (international name Mangkhut) last month had their services restored. According to NEA, restoration efforts still continue in some areas more than three weeks after the onslaught of “Ompong,” which […]

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NEA COMMITTED TO DRAFTING OF IRR FOR EC EMERGENCY FUND LAW – MASONGSONG

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 […]

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ELECTRIC COOPS BOOST POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS IN ‘OMPONG’-HIT AREAS – NAGMEC

With Typhoon “Ompong” battering Luzon and causing power outages in the region, the power restoration efforts of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) had received a huge boost with 14 Central Luzon electric cooperatives (ECs) extending assistance to NEA Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRRD) Task Force teams deployed to heavily-hit Cagayan province. Reynaldo Villanueva, President of […]

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ELECTRICTY FULLY RESTORED TO 87 PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ‘OMPONG’-HIT PROVINCES – NEA

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 […]

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POWER RESTORATION IN ‘OMPONG’ – HIT AREAS CONTINUES; INITIAL DAMAGE COST TO EC DISTRIBUTION LINES AT P208M – NEA

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 […]

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HOUSE TO WORK OVERTIME TO SCRUTINIZE, PASS NATIONAL BUDGET — NOGRALES

This will be a long week for legislators, as the House of Representatives (HOR) Committee on Appropriations has released a schedule of sponsorship and floor deliberations showing that the House will be conducting sessions until Friday in order to finish discussions on the P3.757 trillion 2019 national budget. This was confirmed by House Appropriations Committee […]