The Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) is among the Electric Cooperatives of the country that supports the initiative of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to strengthen the Local Total Electrification Roadmap (LTER).

Last February 24-27, 2025, representatives from Ten (10) electric cooperatives in Davao and Caraga Regions convened in Butuan City to improve their Roadmap strategies and ensure compliance with the nation’s electrification policies. As the primary guiding principle of LTER, it shall provide a comprehensive national strategic plan to accelerate total electrification in the country taking into consideration the growing demand and household targets.

“NEA intends to achieve total electrification by 2028 by introducing the Local Total Electrification Roadmap initiative.  This will broaden the roadmap’s scope of coverage alligned with the executive order issued by NEA Antonio Mariano Almeda,” Rod Padua, CPO Director and Technical Working Group Chair said.

The meeting aimed to enhance strategic alignment across the various LTER programs developed by the region’s ten (10) electric cooperatives. This undertaking conforms with to ensure total coverage of electricity by all Filipino households by 2028. 

“The workshop was instrumental for Electric Cooperatives to communicate new ideas and improve their expansion plans for electricity distribution within their service areas. NEA and partner ECs are now more committed to the goal of making electricity in every Filipino home accessible and remarkably affordable through an enhanced framework of LTER. As to DASURECO, our participation in the workshop underscored our commitment to improving electrification strategies and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of our LTER submissions,” DASURECO General Manager Jerry D. Morastil said. 

DASURECO remains dedicated to enhancing electricity service delivery and achieving total electrification in alignment with the national objective.