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The 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide were instructed to submit their EC Local Total Electrification Roadmap (LTER) to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) through Memorandum No. 2023-17.

This is in compliance with Section 5.2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of DOE Circular No. DC2022-05-0017 entitled "Rules and Regulations to Implement Republic Act No. 11646 otherwise known as Microgrid System Act."

A ceremonial installation of donated electric meters to Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MAGELCO) was conducted by Task Force Metro 1 in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on Wednesday, 01 March 2023.

The task force was formed by NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda after the electric cooperatives from Region VII and Region VIII heeded the call of the NEA Chief to help MAGELCO in improving its collection efficiency. Initially, 5,000 electric meters have been delivered to MAGELCO.

MAGELCO Acting General Manager Suraina Kalid, and MAGELCO Project Supervisor and Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SUKELCO) General Manager Claudia Pondales attended the ceremonial installation together with NEA Principal Engineer Floyd Eric Bautista who was designated as management assist of MAGELCO.

The Board of Directors of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) recognizes the power of supervision and regulation of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) over CDA Registered Electric Cooperatives by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 269 as amended by Republic Act No. 10531 (RA 10531) also known as the National Electrification Administration Reform Act of 2013.

"The CDA's recognition to the NEA is anchored both in law and jurisprudence. Section 18¹ of RA 10531 expressly repealed Article 132(3) of Republic Act No. 9520 or the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 which states that NEA has no longer regulatory and supervisory powers over CDA registered cooperatives. Such express repeal means that such power of the NEA is reinstated," the agency said in its memorandum dated 22 February 2023.