Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) - October 12, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — State-owned
National Power Corp. (Napocor) has inaugurated the first of its eight mini-grid
projects in Palawan which will be powered by diesel-fired generating sets.
In a statement, Napocor said it
launched an 80-kilowatt (kw) genset in Nangalao, Linapacan which would
initially grant an eight-hour access to electricity to 130 households.
The state-run firm said it would add
capacities/operating hours accordingly to the growing demand of the community,
which has 170 more potential households to energize.
“The community’s main source of
livelihood is fishing. Now with electricity, we wish to bring tourism in the
picture since the island has huge potential in attracting tourists,” Napocor
president and CEO Pio Benavidez said.
Linapacan is an island municipality
located south of the Calamian Group of Islands (Busuanga, Coron, Culion). It is
one of the many undiscovered paradise in the Philippines that boasts of clear
waters and breathtaking marine reserve.
The project is part of a memorandum
of agreement signed by Napocor with the provincial government of Palawan for
eight areas in the island.
Under the agreement, the state-run
firm will provide gensets, fuel and manpower, while the local government unit
has committed to provide for the powerhouse and plant site.
“The provincial government also
provided the distribution line in Nangalao which helped us expedite the
energization of the area,” Benavidez said.
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