THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced it has extended P846.71-million worth of loan assistance as of end-August this year to support the operations of 23 electric cooperatives (ECs). The NEA’s Accounting Management and Guarantee Department reported that 16 ECs borrowed a total of P411.86 million for their capital expenditures. These…
Expect lower electricity rates: CENECO visayandailystar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from visayandailystar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DUMAGUETE CITY- Several areas in Negros and Panay islands on Tuesday experienced lengthy brownouts after power plants in Negros Oriental and Iloilo "tripped", the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said. The brownouts started at around 5:24 a.m. in many areas serviced by different distribution utilities or electric cooperatives, that are dependent on NGCP for their power supply. NGCP's first advisory said the power interruptions were caused by Under Frequency Relay activation, meaning the automatic shedding of load when a low supply of power threatens the power system stability. Michelle Visera, NGCP's corporate communications officer for Negros Island, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency, said those affected by the power interruptions were areas serviced by the Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative I (NORECO I), Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative II (NORECO II), Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CENECO), Northern Negros Electric