February 9, 2019

Govt urged to find investors for Paleco

By Jordeene B. Lagare – February 9, 2019 from The Manila Times INSTEAD of challenging its franchise, Palawan Electric Co. (Paleco) is urging the government to look for potential investors for the electric cooperative (EC). “Rather than challenging its power-distribution […]
February 9, 2019

NEA to also probe co-ops’ performance

By Jordeene B. Lagare – February 8, 2019 from The Manila Times THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) will conduct its own review of the performance of all electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country. “Consistent with its mandate under Republic Act […]
February 8, 2019

POLICY ISSUES THAT THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO RESOLVE BEFORE THE PRIVATIZATION OF ELECTRIC COOPS

David Celestra Tan, MSK February 6, 2019 We are getting ahead of ourselves on the issue of privatizing electric coops. None the least is whether this will be even good for the consumers. Second is whether the takeover by the […]
February 8, 2019

Senate seeks clear guidelines on review of ECs’ performance

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 7, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The review on the performance of electric cooperatives (ECs) being initiated by the Department of Energy (DoE) has gotten defensible support from the Senate committee on energy, […]