Looming power shortage alarms Aklanons, local execs
BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL / Manila Bulletin
KALIBO, Aklan - To avert the looming electricity shortage in the province, local officials and Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) consumers ask President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to reconsider its energy power supply contract with the National Power Corporation (Napocor)
The termination of the power supply contract on June 25, 2009 will result to regular brownouts and shortage of power supply in the franchise area of Akelco and in the Cebu-Panay-Negros Grid, they stressed.
Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez said he will meet with Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes to address the alarming power situation of the province. Akelco general manager Chito Peralta and Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores will both attend the meeting in Manila.
Akelco, which services the entire Aklan province and part of Antique, said it could source out the electric power energy deficiency from the Salcon Power Corporation, but, at P14 per kilowatt hour, excluding the system loss charges for higher generation cost of Salcon Power Corporation, an independent power producer that operates mainly in Panay Island .
Salcon is the new owner of Panay Diesel Power Plant 1 and 3 in Dingle, Iloilo . At present, Akelco also draws power from Global Business Power Corporation plants in New Washington and Nabas at an inclusive blended rate of P8.8131 per kilowatt hour.
The urgent appeal stressed that the electric cooperative refused to pass on the prohibitive burden to its member-consumers and simply will not let go the situation without seeking a fair and just remedy.
"The continuity of the Transition Supply Contract (TSEE)/Contract for the Supply of Electric Energy (CSEE) and the unhampered availment by Akelco of Napocor's government-subsidized power rate is the most ideal situation for Akelco. It's the only logical and plausible solution in keeping the power rate still on board," the appeal added.
Napocor, in its letter dated May 5, 2009, urged the electric cooperative to start negotiating with an independent power producer to supply the energy requirements starting June 26, 2009.
Napocor president Froilan Tampinco said the Napocor will renew TSC/CSEE only up to June 25, 2009, despite, it was renewed before its expiration date on December 2008.
BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL / Manila Bulletin
KALIBO, Aklan - To avert the looming electricity shortage in the province, local officials and Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) consumers ask President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to reconsider its energy power supply contract with the National Power Corporation (Napocor)
The termination of the power supply contract on June 25, 2009 will result to regular brownouts and shortage of power supply in the franchise area of Akelco and in the Cebu-Panay-Negros Grid, they stressed.
Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez said he will meet with Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes to address the alarming power situation of the province. Akelco general manager Chito Peralta and Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores will both attend the meeting in Manila.
Akelco, which services the entire Aklan province and part of Antique, said it could source out the electric power energy deficiency from the Salcon Power Corporation, but, at P14 per kilowatt hour, excluding the system loss charges for higher generation cost of Salcon Power Corporation, an independent power producer that operates mainly in Panay Island .
Salcon is the new owner of Panay Diesel Power Plant 1 and 3 in Dingle, Iloilo . At present, Akelco also draws power from Global Business Power Corporation plants in New Washington and Nabas at an inclusive blended rate of P8.8131 per kilowatt hour.
The urgent appeal stressed that the electric cooperative refused to pass on the prohibitive burden to its member-consumers and simply will not let go the situation without seeking a fair and just remedy.
"The continuity of the Transition Supply Contract (TSEE)/Contract for the Supply of Electric Energy (CSEE) and the unhampered availment by Akelco of Napocor's government-subsidized power rate is the most ideal situation for Akelco. It's the only logical and plausible solution in keeping the power rate still on board," the appeal added.
Napocor, in its letter dated May 5, 2009, urged the electric cooperative to start negotiating with an independent power producer to supply the energy requirements starting June 26, 2009.
Napocor president Froilan Tampinco said the Napocor will renew TSC/CSEE only up to June 25, 2009, despite, it was renewed before its expiration date on December 2008.
Akelco, a Class A (Mega Large) electric cooperative, has 101,948 member-consumers and 91,932 household connections in 363 energized barangays in Aklan and Antique last year.
What is going on here? There's only couple of days left and the contract has not been dealt with and resolved? I thought Aklan with Boracay in its provincial territory bring Billions of Pesos of revenues to the country. What have you been doing government officials? If Akelco can't provide enough power to the province, then I'm sure the small busineses and ordinary people will suffer most because Boracay will take priority and consume most of the power. Just like always, these politicians always react to problems instead of being pro-active of finding solutions before it happens.
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