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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is celebrating its 53rd anniversary and 13th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) on 27 July to 31 August 2022 with the theme "NEA at ECs: Magkatuwang sa Pag-unlad at Pagkakaisa Tungo sa Bagong Pag-Asa."
Unlike the last two years, more face-to-face activities are lined up this year. The celebration started with the Leadership Development Program and the NEA-EC Consultative Conference at the NEA Building on 27-28 July 2022. On 29 July 2022, electric cooperatives (ECs) with exemplary performance for the year 2021 were recognized in the 2022 Golden Dagitab Awards.
August activities such as the EC Simultaneous Line Clearing, Tree Planting, Lineworkers Appreciation Day, Thanksgiving Mass, Outreach Program, Wellness and Safety Activity are calendared. To highlight NEA's anniversary, a ceremonial switch-on for the 15 Millionth consumer connection will cap the month's celebration.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. vetoed House Bill No. 10554 or an Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc.
In a letter addressed to the Senate, President Marcos said he is constrained to veto the bill due to the susceptibility of the proposed expansion of the franchise area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. to legal and/or constitutional challenge due to the apparent overlap and possible infringement into the subsisting franchise, permits and contracts previously granted to North Davao Electric Cooperative, Inc.
"North Davao Electric Cooperative, Inc. has existing franchises in the expanded franchise area which will subsist until 2028 and until 2033. The bill runs counter to the provisions of Section 27 of Republic Act No. 9136 or the EPIRA mandating that "all existing franchises shall be allowed to their full term," the President wrote.
Read more: NEA lauds PBBM’s Veto on the Expansion of DLPC Franchise Area
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The National Electrification Administration lauded the steps taken by the electric cooperatives to sustain service excellence and adapt to the changing environment in the power industry.
NEA Administrator Emmanuel P. Juaneza attended the Federation of Rural Electric Cooperatives of Region 8 (FRECOR 8) Consultative Conference in Tacloban City on 24 June 2022 which aims to address various concerns affecting its members composed of Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DORELCO), Leyte II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO II), Leyte III Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO III), Leyte IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO IV), Leyte V Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO V), Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOLECO), Biliran Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BILECO), Northern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORSAMELCO), Samar I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SAMELCO I), Samar II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SAMELCO II) and Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ESAMELCO).
Read more: NEA COMMENDS THE VARIOUS STEPS TAKEN BY THE ECs TO SUSTAIN SERVICE EXCELLENCE
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With the continuing increase in fuel prices, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) issued an advisory to all the Electric Cooperatives (ECs) nationwide to observe cost reduction in fuel consumption. The rising fuel costs can put a major strain on the financial operations of the ECs prompting the NEA to advise the ECs to re-evaluate their practices on cutting operating expenses, particularly on the use of fuel. Should the ECs’ actual disbursement on fuel exceed the budget allocation, there is a need for supplemental and/or budget realignment as stated in the NEA Memorandum No. 2021-46.
Read more: NEA Enjoins the ECs to Observe Austerity Measures on Fuel
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The Peninsula Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PENELCO) informed the National Electrification Administration (NEA) regarding its underbuilt lines that allegedly caused a transmission outage last Saturday, 18 June 2022. PENELCO explained that their 13.2kV distribution line in Brgy. Imelda, Samal, Bataan was built in 1995 even before the construction of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) Hermosa-BCCPP 230kV transmission line.
"Since its energization on 18 March 1995, there was enough clearance between PENELCO's distribution line and NGCP's transmission line, thereby both lines operating normally," PENELCO General Manager Loreto A. Marcelino said in its letter to NEA.
The Electric Cooperative (EC) later learned that in October 2012, NGCP conducted resizing to bigger wire, from 795MCM to 410mm², contributory to increase the sag due to heavier weight than the original size of wire. As there was no record of trouble from 2012, the perception is that there was additional load on the transmission line that heated up the conductor resulting in a very low sag clearance between the distribution and transmission lines causing this outage.
