Local Communities urge to receive share of Mt. Apo generated power
Mount Apo, Philippines (source: flickr/ Ed-meister, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas
31 Oct 2014
The North Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) in the Philippines is seeking the help of provincial officials to improve its power supply.
Power in the service areas of Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco)-main office remained unstable as it was still uncertain whether the electric cooperative would receive power supply anew from the Mt. Apo geothermal plant.
Engr. Herminigildo Homez, Cotelco-main general manager, said his office is uncertain the geothermal plant would provide power to Cotelco.
Kidapawan City in North Cotabato hosts the two geothermal power plant.
Homez said the power administrator of the geothermal plant could prioritize Filinvest Development Corporation, a sister company, than Cotelco.
If that is the case, the Cotelco power deficiency will continue and, in turn, Cotelco will ration power to its consumers in the days ahead.
Speaking over Radyo Bida Kidapawan, Engr. Homez said being host to the Mt. Apo geothermal plant Mindanao 1 and 2 was not an assurance Cotelco gets power supply from the 100 megawatt capacity plant.
Homez appealed to the local government of North Cotabato and Kidapawan City to help the electric cooperative get power from geothermal plant.
Homez said the power demand for its service area is about 35 megawatts daily while its current supply is only about half of the requirements, thus the occasional power outages. (PNA)
Source: Zambotimes
