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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 […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to make full use of the new Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) to jump start efforts to normalize the power supply in provinces ravaged by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut”) recently. The ECERF, established by Republic Act […]
The initial cost of damage to electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon caused by the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) has climbed to P135 million, state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported Tuesday. As of noon Tuesday, September 18, the initial amount of damage to the distribution facilities of ECs impacted by “Ompong” was at […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Monday said power has been restored to several provinces in southern and northern Luzon after Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) ravaged the country and caused damages. Of the 22 electric cooperatives affected by “Ompong,” eight of which have restored power to all the municipalities within their respective coverage areas, […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) and its partner electric cooperatives (ECs) are still on course to meet the goal of delivering 460,000 new consumer electricity connections for this year. According to data from the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD), new consumer connections for the January-July period reached 304,674 or 66 percent of […]
As Typhoon Ompong enters the county bringing heavy rains and winds as strong as 160 kph, House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Tuesday called on the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to activate the emergency and resiliency fund and the Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRRD) Task Force so that energy is quickly […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has approved the establishment of a new Interim Board of Directors (IBOD) for the Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO). The NEA Board of Administrators passed Resolution No. 154 on August 29, approving the request of the Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee (BGNRC) for the creation of an ALECO interim board. […]
Two of the biggest electric cooperative (EC) groups in the country expressed grave concerns over the “publicity-driven” attempts of a private for-profit entity wanting to enter the power sector to “paint itself as a savior of rural electrification,” in what they tagged as a “concerted drive to undermine grassroots people’s organizations deeply embedded in the […]
In his keynote speech, at the inauguration of the new headquarters of Nueva Ecija I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NEECO-1) in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija last August 30, Masongsong said that while rural electrification has allowed more Filipinos to gain access to television and other forms of mass media for the past 49 years, he is […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA), together with some 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) will conclude the month-long celebration of the 9th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) with nationwide simultaneous line clearing and tree planting activities on Aug. 31. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the line clearing activity seeks to highlight the importance of consumer involvement in […]