The Benguet Electrc Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO) is located in Northern Luzon in the Cordillera Administrative Region. It is about 4 hours drive from Manila.

On October 5, 1973, BENECO, was organized and registered as a non-stock, non-profit service-oriented entity and was granted by the National Electrification Commission in March 20, 1978 the sole franchise to operate an electric light and power service in the City of Baguio and Benguet province for a period of fifty (50) years.

At the birth of BENECO, only the central portion of the city was being supplied with electricity by the Asin Mini-Hydro Electric Plants built by the Americans before World War II while the small portion of the peripheries of the city was supplied by NPC Feeder from Beckel, La Trinidad substation. The poblacion of La Trinidad, Benguet was lighted by the Benguet Development Corporation and the small portion of Itogon and Tuba were being supplied with power by the Rural Power Corporation. These electric systems were taken over by BENECO in January 1974 by virtue of the provisions of P.D. No. 269. Total 100% electrification at the barangay level was attained in March 2012.

The franchise area of BENECO comprises the 13 towns of Benguet Province composing of 140 barangays and 129 barangays in the City of Baguio for a total of 269 barangays.

BENECO is composed of 11 districts, six districts in Baguio City and five districts in Benguet Province.

In August 2016, the original headquarters at Alapang, La Trinidad, Benguet was transferred at #4 South Drive, Baguio City to provide " one-stop-shop " service to member-consumers and centralize all the management and operations command of the Cooperative.
The building has a total of 3,000 sqm. of space housing the Gen. Pedro Dumol Hall, Gen. Sanchez Hall, offices, linemen's quarters, collection center and other service facilities

The South Drive Headquarters (2016)

In December 2016, during the three sequential Annual General Membership Assembly meetings held in the municipalities of Buguias and Itogon and Baguio City, the member-consumers approved the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws to include GENERATION as additional business of the Cooperative paving for the installation of the very first minihydro power generation plant in Man-asok, Buguias, Benguet.

COMPANY PROFILE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023

Parameter	Value
Asset	₱ 4.454 Billion
Gross Revenue	₱ 4.248 Billion
Regular Employees	244
Membership	143,733 members
Meter connections	230,557 meter connections
Annual Energy Purchase	548,519,335.19 kWh
Annual Energy Sales	506,983,018.67 kWh
Annual Coop Energy Use	768,511.7 kWh
Annual Energy System Loss	49,771,394.43 kWh equivalent to 9.69%
Peak Demand	96.024 MW Non-Coincident Peak
System Power Factor	98.69%
System Load Factor	68.37%

VISION:

A world class and globally competitive BENECO that is self-sufficient in renewable energy and provider of quality service to empowered member-consumer-owners.

OUR MISSION:

We will:

Continuously enhance the technical efficiency and quality of our service
Endeavor to develop our own generation facility focused on renewable energy
Educate organize and mobilize our member-consumer-owners for them to become as vital stakeholders of the electric cooperative.

CORPORATE VALUES

God fearing
Integrity
Consumer Focus
Efficiency
Commitment
Teamwork

QUALITY POLICY

BENECO is aspiring to be a globally competitive electric cooperative committed to provide quality service for its member-consumer-owners

We will achieve this by BENECO's way:

Beyond par achievement standards

Enhancement of technical, financial and institutional systems and services

Nurture formulated policies and planned directions

Everyone's involvement in maintaining quality processes

Compliance to regulatory requirements

Organization's combined efforts toward continual improvement

We live up in BENECO's philosphy:

QUALITY SERVICE IS OUR WAY OF LIFE.

BENECO Hymn

This blessed song of gratefulness
For radiance thou has given
Providing light and services
Through every home attend
To thee we lift our voices
For this our anthems ring
For thou commit faithfully serve
That none can intervene.

Now rings our praise, dear BENECO
Thy service we delight
Through thee our homes and the pathways glow
Thou hast given us the light
Thou hast commit thyself to do
What is best with all thy might
In sunshine or in shadow
Thou hast made our lives so bright.

BENECO HERE WE STAND
IN SERVICE LEND A HAND
TO ALL MEN AND TO OUR GOD
WE COMMIT TO LIGHT THE SOD

BENECO Creed

We believe in the BENECO vision and mission and its level of attainment is in our hands, and its success is measured by the satisfaction expressed by the stakeholders.

We believe that to better serve the stakeholders, we have to uphold the corporate values and live up to the noble cause of BENECO.

We will continue to develop our personal capabilities to sustain our community.

We will do our best to live up with BENECO’s philosophy: Quality service is our way of life.

Organizational Structure
As approved by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) on January 10, 2014.

	Board of Director	Coverage
	Steve B. Cating	Chairman Representing the Business Sector
	Atty. George M. Dumawing Jr.	Representing the Consumer/Professional Sector
	Rodolfo de Guia	Representing the Religious Sector
	Joaquin Geronimo Depalog, Jr.	Representing the Agriculture Sector
	Elma D. Donaal	Representing the Academe/Education Sector
	Mia Magdalena C. Fokno	Corporate Secretary

Department/Position	Management Personnel
Project Supervisor	Antonio Mariano C. Almeda
General Manager	Melchor S. Licoben
Assistant General Manager
Non-Network and Services Department Manager	Fraiser P. Angayen
Institutional Service Department Manager	Delmar O. Cariño
Network Services Department Manager	Ramel B. Rifani
Power Generations Operations Department Manager	Artemio M. Bacoco
Internal Auditor	Wendell J. Cabson

The first school was established in the Northern part of the franchise area at Bekes, Buguias, Benguet in 2011 initially offering EIM NCII and SMAW NCII certifications. Since it was established, the BENECO techvoc school was able to sustain a remarkable high 95+percentage of graduates sucessfully passing the TESDA certication.

In December 2016 sequential Annual Membership General Assembly, the members approved the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Cooperative to institutionalize the School as a permanent Corporate Social Responsibility program of the Cooperative. The institutionalization of the program resulted to the creation of a dedicated administive office to oversee the smooth operation of the School.

As of current, the school is offering the following technical courses to indigent children of member-consumers of BENECO:

EIM NC 2 - 3 months course (xxhours)
SMAW NC 2 - 3 months course (xxhours)
Massage Therapy NC 2 - 3 months course (xxhours)
Lineman Training NC 2 - 3 months course (xxhours)

Availability of courses depends on the number of interested enrollees. Schedule of trainings are published in the local newspaper and posted in the ADVISORY portion of the website.

CCTV Video Footage

Signing of MOA with Baguio City LGU Leaders and Peace Keeping Officers

DONATED CCTV CAMERAS
Beneficiary	LGU	Project	No. of Units	Date Installed
BCPO MAIN	Baguio City	Community	12	2011-08-01
BCPO STATION 2	Baguio City	Community	6	2012-06-01
LA TRINIDAD POLICE	La Trinidad	Community	8	2012-09-01
BCPO	Baguio City	INNER/OUTER RING	19	2014-06-01
BCPO STATION 4	Baguio City	Community	6	2016-03-01
LA TRINIDAD POLICE	La Trinidad	Inner-Outer Ring	14	2016-04-01
BCPO STATION 9	Baguio City	Community	12	2016-12-01
BCPO STATION 1	Baguio City	Community	10	2016-12-01
BUGUIAS POLICE	Buguias	Inner-Outer Ring	10	2016-12-01
BCPO STATION 5	Baguio City	Community	8	2017-01-01
BCPO STATION 3	Baguio City	Community	6	2017-02-01

Station-groups installed: 11 for a total of 111 CCTV camera and accessories installed

The Pailaw sa Kalsada is a form of a Corporate Social Responsibility of BENECO related to the concept of "pailaw" or "to light" program of the Cooperative by granting installation of new streetlight fixtures FREE of charge including the labor cost provided the user will shoulder the monthly cost of energy used.

Subsequent replacement of busted lamps or fixtures will be on the account of the user-consumer.

BENECO provides standard streetlight fixtures and replacement bulbs rated at either:
70 watts HPS streetlight fixture/bulb
250 watts HPS streetlight fixture/bulb

Baguio City Streetlight Inventory as of September 2016
Barangay	Total Units	250W	70W	Others
ABCR	18	12	6	0
ALFONSO TABORA	50	15	29	6
AMBIONG	74	7	52	15
ANDRES BONIFACIO	5	2	2	1
ASIN	219	55	110	54
ATOK TRAIL	41	5	27	9
AURORA HILL PROPER	30	9	15	6
BGH COMPOUND	77	27	39	11
BAKAKENG CENTRAL	385	40	127	166
BAKAKENG NORTE	365	110	102	153
BALSIGAN	28	1	26	1
BAYAN PARK VILLAGE	46	14	17	15
BROOKSIDE	63	36	21	6
BROOKSPOINT	58	4	43	11
BURNHAM-LEGARDA	22	14	1	7
CABINET-TEACHERS CAMP	130	70	50	10
CAMDAS	48	26	13	9
CAMP 7	350	94	127	123
CAMP 8	43	8	33	2
CAMP ALLEN	28	2	16	10
CAMPO FILIPINO	42	25	9	8
CITY CAMP CENTRAL	81	65	14	2
CITY CAMP PROPER	36	9	10	17
COUNTRY CLUB	124	25	72	27
CRESENCIA VILLAGE	23	10	12	1
DIZON	107	57	32	18
DOMINICAN-MIRADOR	190	25	118	47
DONTOGAN	95	12	59	24
DPS	17	3	12	2
EAST BAYAN PARK	31	13	8	10
EAST MODERN SITE	118	31	45	42
EAST QUIRINO HILL	102	9	38	55
ENGINEERS HILL	31	13	9	9
FAIRVIEW	69	15	41	13
FERDINAND	89	40	42	7
GABRIELA SILANG	50	8	20	22
GIBRALTAR	195	12	112	71
GREEN WATER	57	2	46	9
GUISAD CENTRAL	40	19	10	11
GUISAD SURONG	59	25	27	7
HAPPY HALLOW	76	15	45	16
HAPPY HOMES	22	17	4	1
HARRISON	38	32	4	2
HILLSIDE	63	18	24	21
HOLY GHOST EXTENSION	84	21	26	37
HOLY GHOST PROPER	40	8	30	2
HONEYMOON	71	27	27	17
IMELDA MARCOS	26	9	5	12
IMELDA VILLAGE	44	11	15	18
IRISAN	403	122	127	51
KABAYANIHAN	7	6	0	1
KAGITINGAN	12	10	2	0
KAYANG EXTENSION	27	5	19	3
KAYANG HILLTOP	41	24	2	15
KIAS	83	27	55	1
LOAKAN APUGAN	70	10	60	0
LOAKAN LIWANAG	89	19	42	28
LOAKAN PROPER	178	24	73	81
LOPEZ JAENA	34	12	11	11
LOURDES EXTENSION	1	0	0	1
LOURDES PROPER	45	19	18	8
LOWER DAGSIAN	14	1	11	2
LOWER GENERAL LUNA	26	7	0	19
LOWER LOURDES	14	6	5	3
LOWER MAGSAYSAY	28	23	0	5
LOWER QM	30	18	5	7
LOWER QUARRY	44	13	20	11
LOWER QUIRINO HILL	42	15	14	13
LUALHATI	71	21	38	12
LUCNAB	40	6	28	6
MANUEL ROXAS	23	7	10	6
MAGSAYSAY PRIVATE ROAD	17	9	3	5
MALCOM SQUARE	12	12	0	0
MARCOVILLE	12	0	10	2
MIDDLE QUEZON HILL	115	42	68	5
MIDDLE QUIRINO HILL	43	12	27	4
MIDDLE ROCK QUARRY	27	1	16	10
MILITARY CUTOFF	59	27	18	14
MINES VIEW PARK	36	5	25	6
MRR QUEEN OF PEACE	37	5	18	14
NEW LUCBAN	114	35	65	14
NORTH CENTRAL AURORA HILL	14	4	8	2
NORTH SANITARY CAMP	77	12	54	11
OUTLOOK	94	17	56	21
PMA -FORT DEL PILAR	75	7	58	10
PACDAL	108	12	76	20
PADRE BURGOS	48	9	30	9
PADRE ZAMORA	50	22	20	8
PALMA URBANO	23	8	7	8
PHIL-AM	33	16	6	11
PINGET	143	31	101	11
PINSAO PILOT	40	2	37	1
PINSAO PROPER	185	45	119	21
POLIWES	66	7	49	10
PUCSUSAN	29	1	14	14
QUEZON HILL PROPER	75	44	13	18
RIZAL MONUMENT	16	14	1	1
SAINT JOSEPH-NAVY BASE	63	1	42	20
SALUD MITRA	101	22	56	23
SAN ANTONIO	69	25	25	19
SAN LUIS	113	32	47	34
SAN ROQUE	37	21	4	12
SAN VICENTE	71	22	38	11
SCOUT BARRIO	56	12	35	9
SESSION -GOVERNOR PACK RD	21	15	0	6
SLU-SVP	113	37	31	45
SOUTH CENTRAL	28	3	13	12
SOUTH DRIVE	67	24	24	19
SOUTH SANITARY CAMP	33	0	15	18
STA. SCHOLASTICA	17	0	8	9
STO. NINO-SLAUGHTERHOUSE	44	18	11	15
STO. ROSARIO	62	24	25	13
STO. TOMAS PROPER	125	6	95	24
STO. TOMAS SCHOOL AREA	12	4	7	1
TEODORA ALONZO	28	19	6	3
TRANCOVILLE	72	14	38	20
UPPER DAGSIAN	18	1	12	5
UPPER GENERAL LUNA	59	31	14	14
UPPER MARKET	6	2	3	1
UPPER QM	18	3	6	9
UPPER QUEZON HILL	156	43	101	12
UPPER ROCK QUARRY	15	2	6	7
VICTORIA VILLAGE	132	28	90	14
WEST BAYAN PARK	67	25	32	10
WEST MODERNSITE	35	18	14	3
WEST QUIRINO HILL	47	7	38	2

Benguet Streetlight Inventory
Barangay	Total Units	250W	70W	Others
ATOK	117	11	106	0
BAKUN	52	1	51	0
BOKOD	95	1	94	0
BUGUIAS	151	11	127	0
ITOGON	700	10	127	279
KABAYAN	167	0	127	0
KAPANGAN	148	0	127	0
KIBUNGAN	29	0	29	0
LA TRINIDAD	2116	13	127	0
MANKAYAN	15	2	13	0
SABLAN	112	0	112	0
TUBA	287	5	127	0
TUBLAY	100	7	89	4

Benguet Electric Cooperative

Station-groups installed: 11 for a total of 111 CCTV camera and accessories installed