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ACTIVATE ELECTRIC COOP EMERGENCY FUND, RESTORE POWER IN TISOY-HIT AREAS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to make full use of the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) to ensure that the more than 1.8 million households affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy will have electricity ahead of Christmas. The ECERF, established by Republic Act 11039 or the […]

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NEA, ELECTRIC COOPS TO HOLD LINE CLEARING, TREE PLANTING ON AUG. 30 — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) will lead electric cooperatives (ECs) in the conduct of a nationwide line clearing and tree-planting activities on August 30 in celebration of the 10th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM).  Dubbed as “Golden Aim for Green,” these activities seek to highlight the importance of environment care and conservation to ensure reliable […]

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NEA RECEIVES EQUIPMENT FROM JICA FOR BARM ELECTRIC COOPS

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has formally received from the Japanese government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) brand new equipment and materials that will help improve the power distribution systems of the electric cooperatives (ECs) operating in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The certificate of turnover for the equipment was […]

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NEA TO ELECTRIC COOPS: BE READY FOR ‘FALCON’

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has advised all electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country to prepare for the possible effects of Tropical Depression “Falcon.” In an advisory issued Monday, the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) directed the ECs to “take the appropriate contingency measures” to mitigate the potential impacts on their electric […]

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ELECTRIC CO-OPS SECURE NEA LOANS FOR INFRA IMPROVEMENTS

Electric cooperatives (ECs) are embarking on construction and improvement of infrastructures that will help ensure better operational efficiencies and continuous delivery of electric services to their consumers. In the first quarter of this year, at least 13 power co-ops availed of loans amounting to P250 million from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to bankroll their […]

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POWER COOPS SALES INCREASE 7 PERCENT IN 2018 – NEA

Electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country have reported an increase of 7 percent energy sales in 2018. The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said electricity sales of ECs reached 21,421,471 megawatt hours (MWh) last year, compared with 19,950,097 MWh in 2017. According to the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD), this was due to […]

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NEA, ECS DEPLOY TASK FORCE TO RESTORE POWER AFTER TYPHOON ‘ROSITA’ – MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and electric cooperatives (ECs) have mobilized a task force to help restore power in the provinces of Isabela and Quirino in the wake of Typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu). On Tuesday (November 6), 12 ECs in Central Luzon sent about 85 line workers, 12 boom trucks loaded with equipment, and […]

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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 […]