By Lenie Lectura July 20, 2020
The Davao Oriental Electric
Cooperative Inc. (DORECO) is seeking financial assistance from the National
Electrification Administration (NEA) to finance its operational expenses.
NEA said DORECO intends to borrow
P62.222 million for the immediate procurement of equipment and devices “to
ensure the continuity and sustainability” of its operations.
“The acquisition of the equipment
and devices in our continued pursuit to modernize the DORECO’s power
distribution system will certainly benefit the member-consumer-owners and will
attract more investors in the province of Davao Oriental,” DORECO Board Resolution
No. 110 stated.
NEA received the resolution last
July 1.
DORECO’s P177-million capital
expenditure application for 2015 was approved by the Energy Regulatory
Commission (ERC) only in October 2018.
The same resolution stated that
DORECO has committed to improve its distribution facilities in a bid to provide
better service to its power consumers in the province.
DORECO’s coverage area is
experiencing frequent low power voltage as it is located at the load end of
southern Mindanao. The EC said it has already requested the National Grid Corp.
of the Philippines (NGCP) to improve the voltage level in the province.
To address this situation, the power
distribution utility announced that the NGCP has already laid down its
development plan to construct 138 kV transmission line by 2024.
While waiting for the establishment
of the 138 kV transmission line, DORECO embarked on an embedded 11-megawatt
diesel fired power plant, which is expected to be completed this year, in
partnership with a private company.
In addition, it also installed an
automatic voltage regulator in Barangay Roxas, Gov. Generoso, Davao Oriental in
December 2019 to address the low voltage concerns in the towns of San Isidro
and Gov. Generoso.
DORECO also energized its 10 MVA
Substation in Baganga in December 2019 to improve the distribution services in
the towns of Baganga, Boston, Caraga, Cateel, and Manay.
“Through the years, the entire
DORECO workforce has been doing its best in ensuring power reliability and
service efficiency in the delivery of power services within the province of
Davao Oriental,” it said.
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