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NEA TO COOPS: INVEST IN EMBEDDED POWER GENERATION

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) is encouraging the electric cooperatives (ECs) to invest in embedded power generation projects to mitigate future electricity supply shortages in their respective coverage areas. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said embedded power generation could serve as supplemental energy supply during peak demand times, and reserve or backup power to consumers during […]

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NEA OBTAINS ISO CERTIFICATION ANEW

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has earned the ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Quality Management System, reaffirming the agency’s compliance to international standards of service. The ISO 9001:2015 certificate was issued by certification body TÜV Rheinland Philippines, Inc. on January 27, after successfully passing the recertification audit. The certificate has a validity of three years, from […]

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NEA NAMES SOUTH COTABATO POWER COOP ACTING GENERAL MANAGER — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has temporarily installed a project supervisor and acting general manager (PS/AGM) at the South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative, Inc.(SOCOTECO I) pending the appointment of a regular general manager. Through NEA Office Order No. 2020-046 dated February 24, 2020, NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong designated Atty. Ricardo Orias, Jr. as PS/AGM to […]

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TOP EC LINE WORKERS HAD SKILLS TESTED AT ‘WARRIORS OF LIGHT’ SUMMIT — NEA

Considered the backbone of electric cooperatives (ECs) in the electrification of rural and remote areas, the best line workers tested their skills as they competed Thursday (July 25) in the first national rodeo for line workers during the “Warriors of Light” Summit.  Three teams from different ECs representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao came to Baguio City […]

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EMERGENCY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES NOW A LAW – MASONGSONG

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) welcomed the signing into law of the bill establishing an emergency and resiliency fund for electric cooperatives (ECs). On June 29, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11039, also known as the “Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act.” The new law provides the ECs access to financial […]

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INSTITUTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM NEA IMPROVES EC SECTOR PERFORMANCE – MASONGSONG

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has released the results of the thorough assessment of the overall performance of the 121 electric cooperatives (EC) under its supervision. The 2017 EC Overall Performance Assessment showed an increase in the number of power distribution utilities that are fully compliant with the key performance standards (KPS) of the NEA. […]

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SALES OF ELECTRIC COOPS UP 11% IN FIRST QUARTER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR – MASONGSONG

Electricity sales by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in the first quarter of 2018 have reached 4,924 gigawatt hours (gWh), an increase of 11 percent compared to the same period last year, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) figures show. Data released by the Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) of the agency identified the residential […]

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ABRECO IS ON TRACK, EN ROUTE TO RECOVERY – MASONGSONG

After a few months of instituting the needed reforms, the Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) under its new management is now paying its monthly power supply bills on time, ensuring continued electricity service in its coverage area. ABRECO Acting General Manager Charito Mabitazan said the utility’s power bills to the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) and […]

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NEA RECORDS 93K-PLUS NEW POWER COOP CONSUMER CONNECTIONS

The number of Filipino households connected to electricity has increased significantly in the first two months of 2018, despite the many factors hindering the implementation of the rural electrification program, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported. The NEA through its Information Technology and Communications Services Department (ITCSD) has monitored 93,324 new consumer connections or […]

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SIX SITIOS UNDER TIELCO COVERAGE AREA TO BE ENERGIZED SOON – MASONGSONG

Residents of the six unenergized sitios in the three municipalities of Tablas Island in the province of Romblon will no longer have to wait for years as electricity may come to them sooner than later. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong of the state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has recently asked the Tablas Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TIELCO) […]