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State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) said about 98.11 percent of households in several provinces in Luzon that lost electricity service in the wake of Typhoon “Ompong” (international name Mangkhut) last month had their services restored. According to NEA, restoration efforts still continue in some areas more than three weeks after the onslaught of “Ompong,” which […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has committed to fast-track the drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the recently passed electric cooperatives (EC) emergency fund law. Republic Act 11039, also known as the “Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act,” was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 29. The law provides the […]
With Typhoon “Ompong” battering Luzon and causing power outages in the region, the power restoration efforts of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) had received a huge boost with 14 Central Luzon electric cooperatives (ECs) extending assistance to NEA Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRRD) Task Force teams deployed to heavily-hit Cagayan province. Reynaldo Villanueva, President of […]
The work to get electricity back in several provinces hit by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) is progressing well with power having been completely restored to 87 percent of households, based on the latest data gathered by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]
More than 76 percent of the 2.3 million households in areas affected by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name : Mangkhut) had their electricity service restored as of Friday, said state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA). Typhoon “Ompong,” considered the strongest typhoon to hit the country so far this year, had caused power outages in 19 provinces in […]
This will be a long week for legislators, as the House of Representatives (HOR) Committee on Appropriations has released a schedule of sponsorship and floor deliberations showing that the House will be conducting sessions until Friday in order to finish discussions on the P3.757 trillion 2019 national budget. This was confirmed by House Appropriations Committee […]
A task force composed of electric cooperatives (ECs) from Central Luzon is preparing to head north to help restore power in areas left in the dark due to Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut.”) Dubbed “Power Restoration Rapid Deployment Task Force Ompong,” the team will augment the manpower of the typhoon-affected ECs and provide the necessary […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to make full use of the new Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) to jump start efforts to normalize the power supply in provinces ravaged by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut”) recently. The ECERF, established by Republic Act […]
The initial cost of damage to electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon caused by the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) has climbed to P135 million, state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported Tuesday. As of noon Tuesday, September 18, the initial amount of damage to the distribution facilities of ECs impacted by “Ompong” was at […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Monday said power has been restored to several provinces in southern and northern Luzon after Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) ravaged the country and caused damages. Of the 22 electric cooperatives affected by “Ompong,” eight of which have restored power to all the municipalities within their respective coverage areas, […]