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NEA, DICT team up to boost rural internet via power grids

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) signed a memorandum of understanding to expand data transmission and...

When cooperatives evolve: Embracing power reform and regional growth

"Regional development rests on a simple but critical condition: reliable electricity" IN MANY parts of the Philippines, debates over power reform are often framed as...

Meralco proposes competitive bidding for electric cooperative partnerships

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is pushing for a competitive selection process to determine strategic partners for electric cooperatives to ensure transparency and protect consumer...

PLDT Enterprise, Lin Man Technology partner to advance smart metering across PH

Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines — PLDT Enterprise is supporting Lin Man Power Technology, Inc., a Filipino-owned company solutions provider for electric companies, to advance the...

ERC eyes lifting utility deposits

The Energy Regulatory Commission is set to issue an advisory directing power distributors and electric cooperatives to submit comprehensive data on electricity bill deposits...

Electric cooperatives seek funding to hit 100% electrification goal by 2028

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (PHILRECA) is calling on the national government to allocate sufficient and equitable funding for its member-cooperatives' electrification...

Typhoon Uwan disrupts power for 25 million

THE Department of Energy (DOE) said Tuesday that Typhoon Uwan affected as many as 5 million households, or up to 25 million Filipinos —...

Electric cooperatives restoring power to 4.8 million homes—NEA

State-run National Electrification Administration said more electric cooperatives (ECs) reported total power shutdown affecting almost 4.8 million consumers on Monday morning due to the...

NEA’s loans to electric cooperatives hit P1.98 billion in third quarter

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said at least 32 electric cooperatives (ECs) across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao accessed a combined P1.98 billion in loans...

Critical power infra and Boracay outage

“Power disruptions and blackouts are not new in the Philippines.” Distributing electricity is equally critical as tapping sources of power and developing them to produce...

PH needs P70b to achieve full electrification by 2028

The Department of Energy (DOE) said the government needs about P70 billion to achieve 100-percent nationwide electrification by 2028. The new estimate is lower than...

Mindanao’s economic growth hinges on power supply–Meralco executive

Mindanao’s economic growth is at risk if the island’s power supply issues are not addressed, a Meralco executive said at a recent business conference. Frequent...

Consumer group to NEA: Analyze electric co-ops’ service quality, not just rates 

Consumer group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) has asked the National Electrification Administration to conduct a comprehensive analysis, including service records, of the country's electric...

Most electric cooperatives have lower power rates than Meralco—NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) lauded electric cooperatives for lowering power costs for their member-consumers. NEA administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda said 90 out of 121...
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