GLOBALIZATION is heralding changes in the electric industry and the Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) embarks on this new century movement to cope up with competition and demand for better service.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) lauded the Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative and a number of Electric Cooperatives (ECs) that do not collect Bill Deposits from its customers. 

As a result of the recent audit and evaluation conducted by the ERC, it found out that Nuvelco is among those electric cooperatives not collecting bill deposits as compared with Meralco and other neighboring distribution utilities.  Based from records, ERC found that the distribution utilities, both private utilities and ECs, have collected an aggregate amount of approximately PhP26.280 Billion as of 23 January 2019 as Bill Deposits. 

The Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) proved its continued mission of providing a reliable and efficient electric service in the province of Nueva Vizcaya as it recently commissioned and energized its newly built 10 MVA substation and 69 kV subtransmission line.

These improvements in the distribution system of Nuvelco aims to address power interruptions, low voltage and system loss.  It is expected that with the energization of said facilities, households in the far-flung areas would expect a stable 210 to 220 volts.

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We cannot help but notice the continuing tug of war  between Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso G.Cusi and the leaders of the Philippine Electric Cooperative Association or Philreca over the chronic non-performance of many electric coops and what should be the long term solution.

Philreca’s membership and officials apparently got riled by a letter written by Secretary Cusi last January 9 to House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo endorsing the cancellation of the distribution utility franchises of 17 seriously distressed electric coops. Philreca reacted like a threatened lion.

With over half million Vizcayano households still having no access to electricity in the province, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) to hasten the implementation of the government's total electrification program.

NUVELCO General Manager Lopito Lloyd Valdez made the assurance when the National Electrification Administration has earmarked funds for the energization of 28 sitios of the province mostly located in the far-flung areas.

It is the government’s social obligation to bring the services of electricity to every doorsteps of every Filipino house.

Though the NEA, in partnership with 121 ECs, has energized an estimated 12.5 million households in the country, NEA Administrator Edgard Masongsong said reaching the most remote and inaccessible villages is still a challenge.

"We commit that with this innovation, with this technology, we will be able to fast-track rural electrification, we will be able to fast-track total electrification, we will be able to realize total development," he said.

NEA data show there are 1,702 off-grid areas without electricity access spread across the country. Of this number, around 1,003 off-grid areas are in Mindanao alone, and 557 in Visayas and 142 in Luzon.

Gabut, Dupax del Sur - Some 26,955 household-consumers in the province benefited from a "lowered electric rate" for the year 2018 falling as life-line users and those availing the senior citizen discounts.

The program was implemented in the province by the Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) after the national government thru the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Electrification Administration National Electrification Administration (NEA).

Gabut, Dupax del Sur.  This coming billing period, the consumers of Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) will experience an increase in their power bill of around P0.2226 per kwh as ordered by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

In its order, the Energy Regulatory Commission has directed all distribution utilities such as Nuvelco to collect from its consumers the said amount starting May 2019 billing period.  This is in line with the approval of the application of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) of the Feed-in Tariff allowance for calendar year 2018.

Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya.  The Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) held a graduation ceremony on separate dates for its four (4) batches at the Nuvelco Main Office, this town, for 226 electricians who completed and passed the 16-hour basic barangay electrician skills training program.

The group are beneficiaries of Nuvelco’s Project BEST or Basic Electrician Seminar and Training, which is carried out in partnership with TESDA Nueva Vizcaya Office, Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers (IIEE) Nueva Vizcaya and Ifugao Chapter and Philreca Partylist.

The Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers (IIEE) Nueva Vizcaya and Ifugao Chapter pact an agreement with the Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) for the training of barangay electricians.

Engr. Jojo Mariano, President of the IIEE, Nueva Vizcaya and Ifugao Chapter, said that the joint project is a partnership between Nuvelco and IIEE to capacitate barangay electricians, help them in their economic growth and to encourage and educate best house-wiring practices in line with NUVELCO policies and NEA Engineering Bulletin.

The Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) appeals to the member-consumers in Nueva Vizcaya to help save electric power to cushion the impact of power shortage while assuring of no electric power interruption during election period from May 12 to 14, 2019.

“Nuvelco is prepared for any eventualities during the 2019 mid-year election, however, we cannot do it alone without the help of every member-consumers to report any line problems or power outage during the election period”, Nuvelco general manager Lopito Valdez said.

To ensure that there be no power interruption, Nuvelco encouraged all consumers to save electric power during the before, during, and after the mid-year election.  This is also in consonance with the call of the Commission on Election (Comelec) to ensure that there will be no power interruption considering that the manner of election is now automated and it needs electric power to generate report and transmit the result.

Comelec has deputized Nuvelco to assist in the conduct of the orderly, honest, and peaceful election.

#Fredel Salvador.