DBM allocates PHP3.627B for rural electrification

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved a PHP3.627 billion allocation for rural electrification on Tuesday, supporting the Marcos administration's goal of achieving total electrification by 2028.

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman signed the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) to fund NEA’s Strategized Rural Electrification and Operational Reliability program for Fiscal Year 2025.

The funds will cover the energization of 1,752 sitios and five barangays under the 2025 subsidy, with PHP3.439 billion supporting the Sitio Electrification Program and PHP68.839 million allocated for the Barangay Line Enhancement Program.

An additional PHP120 million will be used to procure and distribute 4,000 solar photovoltaic units for far-flung areas without access to reliable power supply.

From 2017 to 2024, NEA has energized a total of 9,645 sitios, leaving a balance of 9,622 unenergized targeted sitios to be funded by the national budget until 2028.