Even before the current crisis of extraordinarily high electricity bills and rotating blackouts, residents of Catanduanes Province paid among the highest rates for electricity in Southeast Asia. This was…
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Orasyon para sa Dificelco
Tawan ta ning espasyo an minasunod na pamibi para sa katapusan kan mga brownout, na kinopya sa orasyon na ginibo man kan mga consumidores nin Camarines Sur. Gibohon ta ini…
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Brownouts gone by June 15, hopefully
According to Isla Dagyab Energy Corp., which has been awarded the 2nd EPSA, its nine (9) diesel gensets will arrive in Catanduanes on June 6, Saturday. The “best effort” timeline…
NEA suspends BOD members:
EPSA 2 gensets arriving via barge, will be operational in 2 to 3 weeks
It would take about two to three weeks before the diesel generators contracted under the 2nd Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA 2) would be operational. Sources with knowledge of the…
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The Terms of Reference of FICELCO’s CSP
In the Terms of Reference (TOR) of FICELCO’s Competitive Selection Process (CSP) for a new power supplier, it provides that “(I)n case of RE plants, the energy resources should be…
Power grid repair, rehab to cost P69-M; 14 co-ops helping in restoration efforts
Thirteen (13) teams from 14 electric cooperatives in Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions are now helping First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) restore damaged distribution lines in the province. This…
More brownouts foreseen due to thin power reserves
Unscheduled power interruptions are highly likely in the Catanduanes grid during the peak of summer this May due to thinning power reserves blamed on low water level and defective generating…
Electricity for homes to rise to P13.7835/kWh:
FICELCO, consumers ask ERC to reduce or stagger power rate hike
Consumers as well as the management of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) last week appealed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to reduce or implement gradually the huge…
Power rates to increase by P0.438 per kwh next month
The effective power rate for all users in the Catanduanes grid will increase by at least 3.3 percent this April 2024, bringing the cost of electricity above the P13/kilowatt-hour level…
FICELCO “regularizes” 64 project employees after DOLE inspection
Sixty-four casual project employees and field workers of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) will become regular, non-plantilla employees by April 1, 2024 following a mandatory conference held by…