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At least 261 electrification workers from Luzon and Visayas were deployed this week to speed up power restoration efforts in Aurora, Catanduanes and Nueva Vizcaya—three provinces that sustained heavy energy infrastructure damage in the aftermath of Typhoon ‘Pepito.’
Based on its latest situation report, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) said the teams organized under Task Force Kapatid (TFK) were mobilized since November 19.
Read more: NEA Assembles 261 Lineworkers to Restore Power After Typhoon ‘Pepito’
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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported on Monday that the initial estimated cost of damage to electric cooperative (EC) facilities attributed to the four major storms that hit the Philippines this month reached a combined total of P40,675,916.70.
The latest figure covers the trails of destruction left on the rural electrification sector by Typhoons ‘Marce’ (Yinxing), ‘Nika’ (Toraji), ‘Ofel’ (Usagi), and ‘Pepito’ (Man-Yi), which slammed into almost the same regions and provinces over the past few weeks since November 4.
Read more: November Storms Destroy P40.67-M Worth of EC Power Distribution Assets
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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Provincial Government of Northern Samar look forward to improved electricity rates and services for the member-consumer-owners (MCOs) of the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORSAMELCO) with its soon-to-rise 3.18-megawatt Mawo Hydroelectric Power Plant.
NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda joined Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan on Saturday, 09 November 2024, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the project. It will be constructed at Brgy. Happy Valley in San Isidro, Northern Samar.
Read more: NEA Anticpates Better Rates with Groundbreaking of EBATECH-NORSAMELCO Hydropower Plant
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Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) led on Sunday, 10 November 2024, the energization of Sitio Tabok in Barangay Peña, which is located in the Tinambacan district of Calbayog City, Samar.
The community received the benefits of electricity through the Sitio Energization Program (SEP) of the NEA facilitated by the Samar I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SAMELCO I). The households were connected through power distribution lines operated and maintained by the co-op to the existing energy grid.
Read more: NEA Chief Almeda Leads Energization of Sitio Tabok, Samar Covered by SAMELCO I
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At least 24 electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide reported hefty potential losses in the wake of severe tropical storm ‘Kristine’ after initial estimated cost of damage to power infrastructure reached P70,251,981.09, latest data from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) showed.
The recent weather disturbance triggered declarations of state of calamity across many provinces nationwide—particularly in the Calabarzon, Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions—and disrupted electricity services.
Read more: Rural Electrification Sector Absorbs Over P70-M Damage from Storm "Kristine"
