By: Ronnel W. Domingo -04:59 AM
August 06, 2019
The National Electrification
Administration has tapped 10 cooperatives to help Palawan Electric Co. speed up
the rehabilitation of the distribution network in Puerto Princesa and adjacent
towns.
NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong
said in a statement that Task Force Kapatid Paleco was created to ensure the
reliability of electricity services on the island. The group will start rehab
work on Aug. 16.
Taken onboard were the electric
cooperatives in Batangas (Batelec 1 and 2), Laguna, Aklan, Antique, Capiz,
Iloilo, Cebu (Cebeco 1, 2 and 3).
Masongsong said each cooperative
would be deploying six technical personnel equipped with a boom truck and
necessary equipment and logistics. These teams will be in Palawan for at least
three months.
Rehab works will include the
clearing, repair and protection of distribution lines, including the transfer
of poles affected by the Department of Public Works and Highways’ road widening
projects.
According to Artis Nikki Tortola,
NEA deputy administrator for technical services, the decision to send a task
force to Palawan came following a meeting on July 23 between NEA and Paleco
officials.
Paleco is the lone power distributor
of Puerto Princesa City and the town of Aborlan, Narra, Brooke’s Point,
Sofronio Espanola, Cuyo, Magsaysay, Quezon, Roxas, Taytay, El Nido, Araceli,
San Vicente, Bataraza, Rizal, Balabac, Cagayancillo, Agutaya and Dumaran.
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