NUVELCO Board and management attended the Power Supply Agreement Caravan for Distribution Utilities sponsored by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on February 16, 2023 in Cauayan City, Isabela. 

The caravan is part of the drive of ERC to discuss issues appertaining to rate increase and clarify matters that affect contract as regards power supply. 

The PSA Caravan is the ERC's grassroots-based efforts to evaluate primarily the generation component of consumers' electricity bills. Generation charge constitutes almost sixty percent (60%) of the power bill and accounts for the cost of power generated and sold to distribution utilities (DUs) by generation companies under PSAs or through the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) which the utilities then supply to their customers.

As part of the continuing drive of NUVELCO to bring its doorstep closer to the Local Government Units of Nueva Vizcaya, the management team led by General Manager Fredel L. Salvador and Board Chairman Dominador B. Lapada attended the Sangguniang Bayan of Kasibu regular session on February 13, 2023.

Core of the discussions are the power rate, system reliability, electrification projects, and renewable energy projects. 

Vice Mayor Alberto Bumolo, Jr. expressed his appreciation to NUVELCO for attending their session and commitment to support the cooperative. 

The Board of Directors and management of NUVELCO, in full force, meet with San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC) to discuss possibilities to reduce generation rate passed-on to the cooperative. 

In almost three (3) hours of full discussion and airing of sentiments particularly on the plights of the member-consumer-owners (MCOs) of NUVELCO, SMEC assured that they will continue their effort to reduce the generation rate. 

It can be recalled that last December 2022, a meeting was conducted between NUVELCO and SMEC which resulted in a reduction of power rate passed-on to NUVELCO.

On February 6, 2023, during the Thanksgiving Mass and General Convocation, NUVELCO celebrated the appointment of General Manager Fredel Salvador as permanent general manager of the cooperative. 

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) issued the permanent appointment of Salvador effective February 1, 2023 through a letter signed by the NEA Administrator. Salvador whole heartedly accepted the said appointment. In his message, GM Fredel emphasized that in 2023, his first year as the general manager of the cooperative, he will focus in improving the cooperative's FIT (Financial, Institutional, and Technical) operation. He will lead projects and programs that will ensure lowering down power rates, reduced system loss, and improve system reliability for the member-consumer-owners. 

Salvador became the OIC GM of NUVELCO in February 1, 2022 after the retirement of PS/AGM Engr. Virgilio Montano. He served the cooperative for 24 years, he served as general manager's secretary, BAC, and Board Secretary until he became the first Corplan Manager. 

In a bid to assure the preparedness and technical readiness of the Nuvelco Bayombong Sub-station for commissioning this month, a joint inspection between Nuvelco and NGPC was conducted February 4, 2023.

The joint inspection is a regular activity of NGCP and Nuvelco prior to the conduct of commissioning as part of the standard operating procedure.

Nuvelco Bayombong Sub-station has a capacity of 20 MVA and is SCADA ready.  This will serve the towns of Bayombong, Ambaguio and part of Solano.

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) conducted a fruitful meeting of NELECA members on February 1, 2023.

The whole-day lecture-meeting series was confined on strict observation of the revised guidelines on the implementation of strategized total electrification program, discussion on the common NEA observations during conduct of inspection and common COA observations on the implementation of SEP and BLEP Projects.

Nuvelco was joined by ISELCO I, ISELCO II, CAGELCO I, CAGELCO II, KAELCO, IFELCO and QUIRELCO.

PHILRECA Congressman Presley de Jesus, NELECA President, expressed his appreciation to the NEA Team who initiated the activity.

Elmer Luna and Noel Limos emerged as victors during the recently concluded District Elections representing the towns of Bayombong/Ambaguio and Dupax del Norte/Dupax del Sur, respectively.

The election of Luna and Limos will complete the 7 Districts of NUVELCO’s jurisdiction.

"We will adhere to the mandate of NEA for the conduct of a regular district election," GM Fredel Salvador said.

The newly elected Board Director shall officially take their oath of office during the March 2023 Annual General Membership Assembly.

The district election of District VI (Dupax del Norte and Dupax del Sur) was held on January 28, 2023 while District III (Ambaguio and Bayombong) was conducted on January 29, 2023.

As part of the continuing linkages of Nuvelco with socio-civic organizations, Nuvelco represented by GM Fredel Salvador attended the regular meeting of the Philippine Red Cross this day at PRC Office, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

Among the issues discussed are fund raising activities, blood donation, first aid training and rescue operations.

Nuvelco is an active member of PRC and GM Fredel Salvador is the President of the Philippine Red Cross Aritao Branch. PRC is one of the strong linkages of NUVELCO in delivering health and medical programs through its CSR projects.