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Damage assessment and power restoration efforts continue after Typhoon “Ambo” disrupted distribution services in several provinces, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) has been monitoring the power situation in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan), Bicol, and Eastern […]
A party-list lawmaker is proposing for the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to be included in the council recently established by the government to ensure the successful implementation of the “Balik Probinsya” program. Rep. Presley de Jesus of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) Party-list made this call as he welcomes the institutionalization of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to prepare contingency measures now that “Ambo” has intensified into a tropical storm, the very first storm to enter the country this year. Gatchalian pointed out that some parts in Metro Manila recently experienced power outages despite assurance from […]
The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ORMECO) is ramping up efforts to address the power supply problems within its coverage area, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. ORMECO Project Supervisor and Acting General Manager Norberto Mendoza acknowledged that the rotational power interruptions implemented under its service area in the past weeks were due to supply […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) to prepare and implement emergency measures to brace for the possible impact of Tropical Depression “Ambo” on power distribution facilities. The NEA through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) issued an advisory requiring the 121 ECs to activate their respective Emergency Response […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has approved the discontinuance of P295-million worth of rural electrification programs this year to augment the funding for the government’s response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said these were the P250-million appropriated for the implementation of the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) Act […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced its off-grid solar project for 5,000 households is facing a slower pace of completion due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The NEA Total Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Department (TEREDD) said beneficiaries of the solar photovoltaic (PV) mainstreaming project will have to wait a little longer due to […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) are authorized to realign the budget they have set aside for some of their institutional activities this year to fund the initial rollout of their respective “Pantawid Liwanag” programs, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the power coops may consider this option as well as other fundraising activities to […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Thursday clarified that the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and other private distribution utilities are not part of the government’s “Pantawid Liwanag “ program which will subsidize the electricity consumption of around 3 million “lifeline” customers for the months of March and April as the country grapples with the coronavirus disease […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said electric cooperatives (ECs) are working on a program to subsidizing the electricity needs of poor Filipino consumers following the two-week extension of the enhanced community quarantine. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the proposed electricity subsidy program, dubbed as ‘Pantawid Liwanag,’ targets poor Filipino electricity consumers in the countryside whose […]