November 21, 2022

ERC starts scrutiny of power supply deals

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 19, 2022, 10:23 AM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has kicked off review of prevailing power supply agreements (PSAs) between generation companies and the distribution utilities (DUs), primarily the electric cooperatives […]
March 15, 2021

Electric coops top 14-M customer-connections

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 15, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Despite funding shortfall precipitated by the pandemic, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) still surpassed its targeted 14 million customer-connections as […]
February 10, 2020

NEA secures higher budget of ₱2.29 B

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 8, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The budget of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to bring electricity access even to the remotest villages (barangays) of the country had been jacked up to ₱2.299 […]
January 31, 2020

Rural electrification program gets additional P700 million funding

By Danessa Rivera – January 31, 2020 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Electrification projects are set to get an additional budget of P700 million this year, according to the National Electrification Administration (NEA). This as NEA […]