Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star)
- June 5, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines – Manila
Electric Co. (Meralco) is preparing its facilities in terms of storms and
typhoons with the onset of rainy season and warnings of a possible La Niña
event.
Meralco vice president and head of
networks Ronnie Aperocho said the company has undertaken “storm-hardening”
measures for the power distributor’s system.
“For the past two months, we focused
more on the storm hardening of facilities. We prepared our system for the rainy
season and the stormy months ahead especially from July up to the month of
December,” he said.
Aperocho said the typhoon-proofing
project also covers the replacement of wooden poles into stronger materials
such as concrete and steel.
“We replaced all dilapidated (poles)
especially the wooden poles. There’s around 36 percent of our total poles which
are not yet replaced with the concrete or steel poles,” he said.
Meralco is also working on the
relocation of its facilities affected by major public-private partnership (PPP)
projects of government in Metro Manila and nearby areas.
“One of our main priorities are the
execution or clearing of facilities that have been affected by PPP projects of
government, especially with the Skyway Stage 3 project,” Aperocho said.
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