Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that it extended P934.56-million worth of loans to at least 24 electric cooperatives (EC) as of end-October this year. The electrification agency emphasized that the released loans to ECs had been anchored on its Enhanced Lending...
To fulfill the President’s mandate for the country’s full electrification during his term, the Department of Energy (DOE) is scheduling within this quarter the first competitive selection process (CSP) or auction for the investors being enticed to energize more than 15,000 households along the...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) and US digital communications firm Cisco have cemented a tie-up for digital tool application that will aid the Marcos administration’s goal of pursuing 100% electrification of all households nationwide. The partnership, which is...
The percentage of household electrification rate or the number of houses with access to electricity has decreased across the country, officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) told senators on Friday, September 29. According to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, the number of households...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) and its foreign development-partners have gained traction on rural solar photovoltaic (PV) installations that are set to benefit at least four electric cooperatives (EC) in Visayas and Mindanao grids. Via the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP)...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is intensifying its coordination with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for investigation as well as possible prosecution of criminal acts being committed by officials of the country’s electric...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) will create regional procurement hubs to fast-track the project implementation of the country's 121 electric cooperatives (ECs). According to NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda, the planned regional procurements would be part of...
The Department of Energy (DOE), German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and other partners are collaborating on a training program that will simplify the implementation of renewable energy (RE) electrification for off-grid areas or sites that are...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has formally laid down to Congress a whopping P70 billion budget to achieve the goal of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for nationwide electrification of all Filipino households within his term. NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the exploration of other renewable energy sources in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the order in a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 22. Noting that there...
To achieve the 100-percent household electrification goal of Marcos Jr. administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) is batting for higher budget for the energization of areas still being denied of reliable and round-the-clock electricity services. “Of course, we are limited – that’s why we...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is looking at 100 percent electrification of the Philippines by the end of his term in 2028. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Malacañang photo) In his second State of the Nation...
