August 3, 2024

SC: Exclusive Franchises are Prohibited by the Constitution

August 1, 2024 From sc.judiciary.gov.ph Electric cooperatives do not have a constitutional right to an exclusive franchise within their coverage areas. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court En Banc in a Decision dated July 30, 2024, penned by […]
August 3, 2022

Razon firm expands power distribution in Iloilo

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 2, 2022, 2:17 PM from Manila Bulletin Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation will be expanding its power distribution business in Iloilo province, after the proposed amendments to its 25-year power utility franchise had […]
October 9, 2020

NEA loans to electric coops reach P364.5 M

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 9, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The loans extended by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) reached P364.5 million as of end-September, and that already topped the scale […]
October 3, 2020

NEA resorts to online inspection of rural solar projects

By Adam J. Ang – October 1, 2020 | 6:31 pm from Business World THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) said it has had to resort to online inspections of electrification projects in remote communities as travel remains restricted due to […]