The utopian dream of the Marcos administration to achieve 100% household electrification on or before the end of its 2028 tenure will yield economic benefits summing up to P315 billion, according to the Department of Energy. In a presentation to the media, Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina L....
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has sternly cautioned the country’s 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) not to be tempted on exploiting the retirement fund of their employees or in utilizing them as convenient piggy bank ready for embezzlement. NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano...
The full energization of at least eight unserved off-grid domains in the provinces of Quezon, Palawan and Cebu will finally take off as the Department of Energy (DOE) has already awarded the contract that shall underpin the project’s implementation and eventual commercial operations. The...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 453 houses in 23 rural communities in nine towns in Antique province now have electricity via the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) of the National Electrification Administration (NEA). MORE than 400 rural homes in Antique now have electricity through the Sitio...
Energy access is a major game-changer in empowering a country – but the depressing fact remains that more than a billion people globally still don’t have access to electricity services – a basic need that marginal segments of populations – or those in the ‘laylayan’ are morally being...
Cleansing from misdeeds as well as review of categorization of the country’s more than 120 electric cooperatives (ECs) are being pushed following reports of less-than-desired operational outcomes of these power utilities. The call was put forward by Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian A complete takeover of the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) may be what's needed to alleviate the suffering of the province's residents. Senator...
Via its partnership with the National Engineering Center of the University of the Philippines (UP-NEC), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) will fortify the competencies of the electric cooperatives (ECs) on matters relating to operational planning as well as in managing financial...
The magnitude of loans extended by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to the electric cooperatives (EC) surpassed P1.0 billion mark last year, according to the government-owned agency. In a statement to the media, NEA emphasized that at least 28 electric cooperatives (ECs) availed of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cornered at least six passing bids from one investor-group for the energization of unserved and underserved microgrid sites covering designated areas in Cebu, Quezon and Palawan. In an announcement to the media, the department emphasized that out of nine (9)...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is preparing for the launch of the Digital Dashboard Command Center (DDCC) to manage the ground support for the electric cooperatives (ECs) and to provide better service to member-consumer-owners. NEA administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda said the...
The country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) are mandated by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to adhere to their committed service connections, so the country could achieve its full electrification goal up to the household level on or before the end of the Marcos administration in...
