February 18, 2020

WESM Mindanao still faces major challenges

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – Updated February 17, 2020, 1:13 PM from Manila Bulletin The establishment of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao is still enmeshed with challenges, primarily the swelling indebtedness of some electric cooperatives (ECs) and […]
February 17, 2020

Nasecore asks Cusi to fire NEA’s chief

By Lenie Lectura -February 17, 2020 from Business Mirror THE National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc. (Nasecore) strongly urged Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi to recommend the immediate removal of National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo R. Masongsong […]
January 28, 2020

2 typhoons wreak ₱1.48-B damage to electric coops

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 27, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Electric cooperatives (ECs) in the Bicol region and many parts of Visayas are still reeling hard from the plague of two typhoons last month, with the total […]
January 25, 2020

Electric co-ops secure P700-m loans from NEA

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 24, 2020 at 09:30 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Electrification Administration through its Enhanced Lending Program extended over P700 million worth of loans to electric cooperatives last year, surpassing its full-year target of […]