NEA aims to achieve 100% electrification in the country by 2028

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said on Tuesday that it aims to achieve 100% electrification in the country by the end of the Marcos administration’s term in 2028.

"By 2028, 100% electrification. Double time tayo. My administration will always be anchored in the principle of good governance. I will make sure that the Sitio Electrification Program funds are utilized well," NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda said in a statement.

Almeda said the NEA would help in the facilitation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 11646 or the Microgrid Systems Act, which aims to accelerate total electrification and ensure the provision of quality, reliable, and secure electricity service in unserved and underserved areas.

He said the agency would also play a "very strategic role in addressing the power rate hikes."

The NEA chief said the agency would be firm in boosting embedded renewable energy supply among the electric cooperatives.

To cope with the ever-changing conditions of the industry, Almeda said that he is prioritizing the restructuring of the agency as well.

He said that he would also intensify the capacity building of NEA’s and electric cooperatives’ employees. —VBL, GMA Integrated News