August 19, 2021

No comprehensive DOE plan yet for brownout-free elections

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 17, 2021, 3:16 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is painting a scenario that electricity supply will be enough during the election period next year, but the supply-demand outlook it presented […]
August 16, 2021

NEA extends P5.628-B worth of loans to ECs

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 13, 2021, 6:08 PM from Manila Bulletin Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has extended P5.628 billion worth of loans to electric cooperatives (ECs) at the duration of the Duterte administration. According to NEA Administrator […]
August 12, 2021

DOE warns of ‘thin power supply’ in May 2022 elections

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 11, 2021, 2:48 PM from Manila Bulletin The boom-and-bust cycle in the electric power industry will not likely spare the country’s May 9, 2022 elections from rotational blackouts following the Department of Energy’s (DOE) […]
July 31, 2021

NEA ahead of target electrification pace in first half

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 27, 2021 | 9:02 pm from Business World   THE NATIONAL Electrification Administration (NEA) said Tuesday that it has brought power to a total of 590 rural villages or more than half of its […]