April 29, 2020

Coops go full blast to subsidize power bills of 3-M customers

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 29, 2020, 8:37 AM from Manila Bulletin The country’s 121 electric cooperatives will go full blast on their drive to subsidize the power bills of more than 3.0 million marginalized and lockdown-snagged electricity […]
April 18, 2020

NEA authorizes rural utilities to redirect funds to customer subsidies

By Adam J. Ang – Adam J. Ang from Business World THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is allowing rural power utilities to realign their budgets to fund relief programs for poor electric consumers. In a statement Friday, the rural power […]
April 16, 2020

Rural power consumers’ bills waived for March, April

By Adam J. Ang – April 15, 2020 | 10:01 pm from Business World POWER consumers in the countryside with usage of under 50 kilowatt-hours (kWh) will not need to pay for electricity in March and April as a form […]
April 9, 2020

NEA backs indefinite extension to settle EC power bills amid COVID-19 crisis

By Manila Standard Business – April 08, 2020 at 03:35 pm The National Electrification Administration (NEA) endorsed the appeal of electric cooperatives (ECs) to extend the deadline of their payment of dues and remittances to power generation and transmission companies […]