Electric cooperatives recorded an 11% increase in electricity sales during the first quarter to 4,924 gigawatt-hours (gWh), about half of which were consumed by the residential sector, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said on Wednesday, June 27.
Residential consumers used 2,506 gWh or 51% of the total sales during the first three months. The commercial sector was the second biggest user with 1,187 gWh or 24% of the consumption.
“These data show an upward trend in the demand for electricity in the rural areas, a positive surge in economic activity, including those in production, manufacturing and consumer trade being catered to and aptly provided by electric cooperatives in the past year,” said NEA Administrator Edgardo R. Masongsong in a statement. — Victor V. Saulon

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