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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) to prepare for the possible effects of a tropical depression on their power distribution lines. In its advisory on Wednesday (February 17), the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) instructed the 121 ECs to ensure appropriate contingency measures are in place to […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has disbursed P3 million in calamity loans to aid an electric cooperative (EC) in Marinduque province, which was affected by previous typhoons. Data from NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department as of January 31, 2021 showed that Marinduque Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MARELCO) received P3.322 million for the rehabilitation of its […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has earned the ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Quality Management System, reaffirming the agency’s compliance to international standards of service. The ISO 9001:2015 certificate was issued by certification body TÜV Rheinland Philippines, Inc. on January 27, after successfully passing the recertification audit. The certificate has a validity of three years, from […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assigned a project supervisor to oversee the daily operations of an electric cooperative (EC) in Ifugao province in a bid to improve the power distribution utility’s operational efficiency and standards of service. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued an office order appointing Romeo Acuesta as Project Supervisor and Acting General […]
Electricity has been restored to 98 percent of consumers affected by the recent typhoons in Albay, while restoration work continues to the remaining households still without power in the province, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Based on the monitoring of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department as of Thursday (January 21), the […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) disbursed P440-million worth of loans, including calamity loans, to 20 electric cooperatives (ECs) last year. Data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) showed that the total loans extended to ECs from January to December 2020 reached P439.983 million. Of the total calamity loans released by the NEA […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) welcomed the increase in funding for the implementation of the government’s rural electrification program for this year. Under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2021, the NEA was allocated P2.498 billion for the rural electrification program. This amount is P670 million higher than the P1.828 billion recommended under the 2021 […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Tuesday said work continues to restore electricity to the remaining areas serviced by three electric cooperatives (ECs) affected by the onslaught of Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky. Based on the monitoring report of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of Monday (December 21), power has been […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for a measure that will remove barriers to the development of the microgrid system in the country and help realize the government’s key energy policy thrust of providing electricity access to all Filipino households by 2022. “A hundred percent electrification will have an enormous impact on reducing energy poverty and […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the electric cooperatives (ECs) have crossed yet another milestone in the rural electrification program despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The NEA, in partnership with the 121 non-profit power distribution utilities across the country passed the 14 million mark in consumer connections after electrifying over 150,000 new […]