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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 […]
Ahead of the scheduled budget hearing this November, Senator Win Gatchalian expressed concern that the allocated budget for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) total national electrification program could end up as slush fund or “pork.” The DOE is pushing for a ₱2.3 billion budget for 2020 of which ₱500 million will go to its Total […]
The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DANECO) and the group associated with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement, signifying the end of a seven-year-long rift between the two factions. National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong witnessed the formal signing of the document, which recognizes the legitimacy of […]
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 […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is standing by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in Bicol amid concerns over the approval of a proposed measure granting the franchise application of a private corporation to operate a power distribution utility in Camarines Sur. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong conveyed this message on Wednesday during a consultative forum organized by […]
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 […]
Several areas in North Cotabato now have partial power supply following the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Tuesday (October 29), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported as it continues to monitor the situation. The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) in Mindanao to observe […]