February 4, 2019

Electric co-ops protest cancellation of franchise

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 03, 2019 at 07:05 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc., a group of 121 electric cooperatives, asked Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to be fair in addressing the plight of […]
May 17, 2018

2 groups of ECs forge partnership to boost government’s rural-electrification program

By Lenie Lectura – May 16, 2018 from Business Mirror TWO groups of electric cooperatives (ECs) formed a strategic partnership with the aim of pushing the electrification agenda forward in the national policy-making discussion as well as addressing recent challenges […]
April 18, 2018

ECs thumb down entry of private firms in their franchise areas

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 17, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) are refusing the entry of deep-pocketed third party investors in their respective franchise areas, including those that had been rendered ‘unviable’ for […]