Electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide were reminded by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to submit their 2023 Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) priority projects and its documentary requirements.

In its technical advisory dated 02 May 2023, the NEA said ECs have until 15 May 2023 to submit necessary documents such as budget request, as plan bill of materials, as plan staking sheets, barangay certification, board resolution, among others in relation to the issuance of Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the funding source of SEP projects.

The agency advised the electric cooperatives to "limit the total project cost to PhP50 Million per EC due to limited appropriation. Likewise, the EC should be fully liquidated from its previous subsidy releases before the release of the new subsidy and must complete the project/s no later than 31 December 2023."

Last January, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda accepted the challenge to attain 100 percent electrification in the country by 2028. He directed the ECs to fast-track the liquidation of their previously funded projects to get another round of the SEP budget. ###