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NEA: POWER RESTORED TO 92% OF ULYSSES-HIT AREAS

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said electricity service has been restored to 92.39 percent of cities and municipalities spread over 26 provinces hit by Typhoon Ulysses. Based on the monitoring report of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of Monday (December 7), power has fully returned to 437 out of 473 […]

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NEA: BOOST EFFORTS TO BOOST RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) exhorted the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) to increase efforts towards the completion of the government’s rural electrification program. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong made the statement Tuesday, December 1, at the 41st Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) and Year-end Strategic Conference of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA). “Rural Electrification […]

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NEA LAUDS PHILRECA’S ROLE IN POWER RESTORATION

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) recognized the role played by the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) in the restoration of electricity in provinces hit by the recent typhoons. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued the statement on Tuesday, December 1, as he congratulated PHILRECA on the occasion of its 41st Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) […]

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NEA: POWER BACK IN PARTS OF BICOL AFTER ROLLY

Power has been restored in some areas in the Bicol region, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Monday, as the estimated cost of damage to power distribution facilities from Typhoon Rolly has reached P370 million. As of 3 p.m. Monday (November 9), the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) reported that more than […]

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ROLLY DAMAGED POWER DISTRIBUTION INFRA AT P327.9M

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said the initial cost of damage to power distribution infrastructure from Typhoon Rolly rose to P327.909 million, a bulk of the amount sustained by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in the Bicol region.  It was based on the reports submitted to the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as […]

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COOP WORKERS TO RESTORE POWER IN TYPHOON-HIT AREAS

Help is on the way to Bicol provinces, Marinduque and Mindoro as hundreds of workers from different electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon and Visayas started their travel to these areas on Wednesday to aid in power restoration after typhoons Quinta and Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said a total […]

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NEA: TASK FORCE TO HELP RESTORE POWER AFTER ROLLY

Electric cooperatives (ECs) in different regions are now preparing to send crews to help their fellow power distribution utilities battered by Typhoon Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Monday (November 2). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the agency’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) is closely coordinating with the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives […]

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HONTIVEROS LAUDS ‘NO DISCONNECTION’ EXTENSION

Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed the decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to extend its “no disconnection based on non-payment” policy until the end of this year. “Magandang balita ito para sa ating mga konsyumer na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nakakabangon sa pinsalang dala ng pandemya,” Hontiveros said as ERC released its advisory directing […]

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ROLLY LEAVES BICOL, QUEZON, SAMAR POWERLESS — NEA

Power interruptions were reported in several provinces, mostly in the Bicol Region, due to the devastating effects of Typhoon Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Sunday (November 1). This was based on the reports gathered by the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of 3 p.m. Sunday from the electric cooperatives […]

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POWER RESTORATION CONTINUES IN ‘QUINTA’-HIT AREAS

Electric cooperatives (ECs) continue to work on restoring electricity to provinces devastated by Typhoon Quinta, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. As of Tuesday (October 27), the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) said power was fully restored in the coverage areas of First Laguna Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FLECO), Sorsogon I Electric Cooperative, […]