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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is asking for financial assistance that will be used to aid electric cooperatives (ECs) that were affected by Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) as damage to their distribution facilities has almost reached P1 billion. In a letter addressed to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong appealed […]
Efforts are ongoing to restore power in areas that are left without electricity following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, December 15, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Several parts in the provinces of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur experienced power interruptions due to the strong earthquake, based on […]
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 […]
The initial cost of damage to power distribution facilities of electric cooperatives (ECs) from Typhoon Tisoy was estimated at P300 million as of Friday (December 6), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) disclosed. According to Engr. Federico Villar, Jr., acting director of NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD), the amount is expected to go higher […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is prepared to mobilize electric cooperative (EC) line workers under ‘Task Force Kapatid’ to assist on power restoration activities in areas affected by outages amid the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy. According to Engr. Federico Villar, Jr., acting director of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department, there are at […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) to make the necessary preparations for the effects of Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) which has entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department issued an advisory on November 25 requiring all ECs to take appropriate contingency […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and electric cooperatives (ECs), through the One EC Network Foundation, are stepping up efforts to help earthquake survivors in Cotabato rise from the rubble and rebuild their lives. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong graced on Friday the official launch of the “Build Me A Home: Adopt A Home, Adopt a Future” program […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has vowed to assist electric cooperatives in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur to fully recover from a series of strong earthquakes that jolted several areas in Mindanao last month. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong on Tuesday met with officials of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc. (COTELCO) and Davao del Sur […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country posted lower national average system loss in the first six months of 2019, resulting in a 13 percent growth in energy sales, latest data from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) show. The NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) reported that system losses of ECs have improved by […]
The Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee E chaired by Senator Win Gatchalian has grilled the Department of Energy (DOE) on the status of electrification in the country as the committee scrutinized the agency’s budget for 2020. Gatchalian pointed out during the budget hearing that the DOE has yet to submit its comprehensive strategy and rollout […]