Catherine
Talavera (The Philippine Star) - August 18, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines —
The chief of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has urged
electric cooperatives (ECs) to be more aggressive and innovative in a bid to be
globally competitive.
“The challenge
remains: to bring the ECs into the global sphere of empowerment in facing the
challenges in the industry and maximizing opportunities through teamwork, unity
and cooperation,” NEA administrator Edgardo Masongsong said at the joint
convention of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Inc. (Philreca) and
the Philippine Federation of Electric Cooperatives (Philfeco) held Thursday at
SM City General Santos Trade Hall.
“At the NEA, we call on
you, our partners in the rural electrification, to be ever aggressive in the
aim of being globally competitive electric cooperatives and endeavor all the
more to be operationally viable, efficient and effective distribution utilities
to be able to render the maximum benefit and quality service to our
member-consumer-owners,” he said.
Masongsong stressed the
importance of collective strength in overcoming challenges as well as
preserving the gains of rural electrification.
“Unity is strength,
disunity is weakness. The way to a successful endeavor is to gather together in
unity. The way to thwart challenges is to confront it with a unified action.”
He said the Philreca-Philfeco joint convention was an opportune time for the
ECs to introduce ideas and strategies that will be beneficial to their
respective communities.
“Ours has been quite a
journey. We installed the lines of progress and spun the engine of growth by
bringing electricity to the industries, communities and households; and, worked
together to power and empower the rural communities with the provision of
access to safe, reliable and affordable electricity,” he said.
At present, the NEA
and its partner ECs have energized 12.447 million households nationwide. 
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