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Several provinces under the coverage areas of six electric cooperatives (ECs) have experienced power interruptions due to Tropical Storm Dante. These provinces are Marinduque, Romblon, Masbate, Eastern Samar and Biliran based on the monitoring of the NEA through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of Wednesday, June 02. The electric co-ops were […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has issued a memorandum urging all electric cooperatives (ECs) to observe due diligence to ensure the continuity of electricity supply to COVID-19 vaccine cold storage facilities and administration sites in their respective coverage areas. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Memorandum No. 2021-018 dated May 17, 2021, to 121 ECs following […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently issued an addendum to the existing guidelines approved by the agency in October last year on writing-off worthless consumer accounts receivables. The addendum comes after the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO) wrote to the agency’s Electric Cooperatives Audit Department (ECAD), requesting to write-off power bills, the records […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) released P123.118 million in loans in April alone to improve the rural electrification infrastructure of five electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country. The recipients were Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BANELCO), La Union Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LUELCO), Quezon I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (QUEZELCO I), Bohol II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BOHECO […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong on Thursday (May 13) refuted the allegations leveled by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) as “baseless and malicious.” Masongsong has assured that contrary to the statement made by PACC Chairman Greco Belgica, no public funds were used to finance the campaign of the PHILRECA party-list during the 2019 […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA), in partnership with the electric cooperatives (ECs), has energized 362 sitios under its Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) from January to April 2021, while efforts to bring power to off-grid areas are ongoing. NEA data showed the bulk of these newly energized areas were in Mindanao with 200 sitios, followed by […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) clarified today that it is not meddling with the decision of the National Electrification Association (NEA) in its endorsement of PCOO Asec. Marie Rafael as the General Manager (GM) of the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO). We take umbrage on Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque’s comment that electric […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has achieved a 100-percent resolution rate on citizens’ complaints and concerns coursed through the government’s 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center (CCC) in the first two months of the year. In a letter to NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, 8888 CCC Director Bernadette Casinabe recognized the efforts of the agency in ensuring that […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said the electric cooperatives (ECs) in Eastern Visayas that recently experienced interruptions due to Typhoon Bising have returned to normal operation, while the cost of damage to power distribution facilities from the typhoon was estimated at P13.76 million. In its power monitoring report as of Wednesday (April 28), the NEA […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) are continuously working to fix the damage to power distribution facilities and restore electricity to areas affected by Typhoon ‘Bising,’ the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Based on the monitoring of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of Wednesday (April 21), several areas in Region 8 or Eastern […]