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In a meeting with the local government and electric cooperative (EC) officials in Maguindanao last weekend, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda announced the creation of three task forces that will address the metering issues of three ECs in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Administrator Almeda said that Task Force Metro 1 will resolve metering problems in Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MAGELCO) while Task Force Metro 2 will be in-charge in Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Task Force Metro 3 for Tawi-tawi Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TAWELCO).

During the meeting, he also shared the good news about the delivery schedule of electric meters pledged by Region VII and Region VIII ECs for MAGELCO.

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) through its Board of Administrators (NEA BOA) issued a Decision ordering the removal of BENECO’s Board of Directors based on findings of long-standing irregularities in the management of BENECO.

Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Marcos Manotoc visited the office of the National Electrification Administration on Tuesday, 03 January 2023.

Gov. Manotoc had a meeting with NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda, Deputy Administrators Engr. Ernesto O. Silvano, Jr. and Atty. Omar M. Mayo, and Acting Deputy Administrator Leila B. Bonifacio on the power rate issue in Ilocos Norte.

Several electric cooperatives (ECs) heeded the call of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda to help save ailing electric cooperatives in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

A total of 47,000 electric meters with an estimated value of Php47 Million will be donated by some ECs in Luzon and Visayas to Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO) and Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MAGELCO).

The Federation of Rural Electric Cooperatives in Region VIII (FRECOR 8) pledged a total of 12,500 electric meters to Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MAGELCO)

The donation was a result of a meeting of NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda with the General Managers and Board Directors of Region VIII ECs.