By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated June 15, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - State-run
National Power Corp. (Napocor) has augmented the power supply of Polillo
Island, Quezon with 2.4-megawatt (MW) additional capacity to boost local
tourism and businesses.
Napocor said in a statement it has
inaugurated yesterday four new generating sets with a total rated capacity of
2.4 MW in its Polillo Island Diesel Power Plant in Quezon.
The deployment will accommodate the
increasing demand and sustain the 24/7 power supply in the area.
“These gensets will ensure a more
reliable power for more than 5,000 households in the three municipalities of
the island – Polillo, Burdeos and Panukalan,” Napocor president and CEO Pio
Benavidez said.
With the additional gensets, it is
expected that local tourism and businesses in the island will continue to
flourish as Polillo’s beaches are among the developing tourism sites in the
country, the state-run firm said.
Moreover, on top of boosting the
tourism and economic industries of the islands that Napocor serves through its
273 Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG), development programs in infrastructure,
health and education are also ensured and improved.
Apart from Quezon, Napocor continues
to reach more islands to energize and continuously upgrade its SPUG power
plants for better power supply.
As of March 2017, 13 gensets have
been commissioned with a total of 4.22 MW while 52 more units are set to be
deployed and commissioned.
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