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An organization of board of directors of electric cooperatives (ECs) has adopted a resolution creating a comprehensive program that will provide all kinds of immediate assistance to underperforming power distribution utilities. This is among a handful of proposals introduced during the First EC Board of Directors Summit organized by the Philippine Association of Board of […]
An official from a national federation of stock electric cooperatives (ECs) registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has expressed his full support to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in taking over the management control of Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO). David Solomon Siquian, director of the Philippine Federation of Electric Cooperatives (PHILFECO) and general manager […]
In an effort to rehabilitate the ailing Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) officially took over the management and operations of the power distribution utility and deactivated its current Board of Directors (BOD). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong accompanied the members of the newly-created Task Force Duterte Abra Power in a meeting with […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) teams up with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help improve the distribution system reliability of electric cooperatives in the country through a new smart grid technology. JICA tapped the expertise of the Tokyo Electric Power Company or TEPCO and its affiliated firm Takaoka Toko (TKTK) to work with […]
The Senate has concluded its mediation of the dispute between the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (BUSECO) concerning the former’s supervisory and disciplinary powers over the latter. During the second consultative hearing on the issue led by Senator Win Gatchalian (chairman, Senate Energy Committee) and Senator Migz Zubiri (chairman, Senate […]
Recognizing the indispensable role communication plays in advancing the rural electrification program, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently hosted the first-ever Electric Cooperative (EC) Communicators’ Summit. Held at the NEA headquarters in Quezon City, the summit brought together a total of 255 information officers (IOs) and Institutional Services Department (ISD) managers from 117 ECs nationwide. […]
Determined to put up a fast, efficient and reliable service to its client base in Northern Mindanao, the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FIBECO) established a 24-hour call center to immediately act on various customer concerns. Based in Maramag, Bukidnon, FIBECO’s ‘Tawag Center’ operates seven days a week to serve its member-consumer-owners (MCOs) from Valencia […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has received its new ISO 9001:2015 certificate confirming that the agency’s quality management system is compliant with international standards. Issued by TÜV Rheinland, NEA’s certifying body, the certificate is valid for three years (from February 2018 to February 2021) subject to annual surveillance audit. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said this […]