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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) approved PHP 2.8 billion in state-funded loans in 2025, benefiting 45 electric cooperatives. Of this amount, PHP 1.7 billion was allocated for capital expenditure projects of 34 cooperatives across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Additionally, PHP 956 million was processed as working capital loans for 11 cooperatives located in various provinces, including Albay and Pampanga. The NEA also facilitated PHP 142.4 million in calamity loans for rehabilitation efforts related to damage from Super Typhoon Odette in 2021, specifically for the Janopol Mini-Hydro Power Plant in Bohol and the restoration of distribution lines for the Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative. NEA continues to support electric cooperatives through an enhanced lending program to ensure ongoing operations.