A TASK force, composed of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), several electric cooperatives (ECs) and allied organizations, was established to accelerate restoration of power in Marawi City after the end of the five-month battle between government troops and the Islamic State (IS)-linked Maute group. The task force has been given 15 to 30 days to finish all the power restoration and rehabilitation works in the city. Dubbed as Marawi PRRD Task Force, it is comprised of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (Amreco), Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc., National Association of General Managers of Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (Nagmec), National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. and other partner entities. He added that the agency is mobilizing 34 ECs all over Mindanao to help Lasureco and Marawi City as well as the Tfdlsp. NEA said the power coop’s operational expenditures were supposed to come from their collection revenue but was heavily affected by the Marawi siege.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2017 13:07 UTC