September 14, 2024

NEA directs ECs to insure critical assets vs. calamities

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 13, 2024, 7:50 pm from manilastandard.net The National Electrification Administration (NEA) asked electric cooperatives (ECs) to be ready in the event of serious calamities by obtaining insurance policies for their critical assets as […]
August 30, 2024

100% electrification to inject P315b to economy

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 29, 2024, 7:45 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said Thursday electric cooperatives (ECs) are crucial to meeting the government’s 100-percent electrification goal by 2028. “You are the driving force behind bringing […]
July 31, 2024

Marcos signs Negros Electric franchise as power distributor

By Manila Standard Business – July 30, 2024, 6:40 pm President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the franchise for Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) to manage and operate the electricity distribution system in Central Negros, guaranteeing continuous and uninterrupted electricity […]
July 9, 2024

Gov’t eyeing ADB, World Bank loan to energize 100% of households by 2028

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 8, 2024, 8:55 pm from manilastandard.net ILOILO CITY—The government is looking at sourcing out loans from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank to partially fund the government’s 100-percent household electrification target by […]