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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said the initial cost of damage to power distribution infrastructure from Typhoon Rolly rose to P327.909 million, a bulk of the amount sustained by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in the Bicol region. It was based on the reports submitted to the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as […]
Help is on the way to Bicol provinces, Marinduque and Mindoro as hundreds of workers from different electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon and Visayas started their travel to these areas on Wednesday to aid in power restoration after typhoons Quinta and Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said a total […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) in different regions are now preparing to send crews to help their fellow power distribution utilities battered by Typhoon Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Monday (November 2). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the agency’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) is closely coordinating with the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed the decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to extend its “no disconnection based on non-payment” policy until the end of this year. “Magandang balita ito para sa ating mga konsyumer na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nakakabangon sa pinsalang dala ng pandemya,” Hontiveros said as ERC released its advisory directing […]
Power interruptions were reported in several provinces, mostly in the Bicol Region, due to the devastating effects of Typhoon Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Sunday (November 1). This was based on the reports gathered by the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of 3 p.m. Sunday from the electric cooperatives […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) continue to work on restoring electricity to provinces devastated by Typhoon Quinta, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. As of Tuesday (October 27), the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) said power was fully restored in the coverage areas of First Laguna Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FLECO), Sorsogon I Electric Cooperative, […]
Several provinces covered by at least 23 electric cooperatives (ECs) have experienced power service interruptions due to the effects of Typhoon “Quinta,” the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. This was based on the reports received by the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 26, from the electric […]
Power distribution services in the respective areas of the electric cooperatives (ECs) in Zambales and Pampanga that were affected by the onslaught of Typhoon “Pepito” are now back to normal, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Based on the monitoring report of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of Thursday, October […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is working with the electric cooperatives (ECs) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to immediately address concerns raised regarding electric poles that were not moved following road-widening projects. This was stressed on Wednesday (October 21) by NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, who said that the agency would […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered the electric cooperatives (ECs) to make the necessary preparations for Tropical Storm “Pepito.” which made landfall over the coast of Aurora-Isabela. The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) issued an advisory on Monday, October 19, for the 121 ECs to ensure that appropriate contingency measures are in […]