By Lenie Lectura - April 14, 2020
THE Power
Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) said it has
increased the power allocation of two Mindanao electric cooperatives (ECs) to
help them provide uninterrupted service for the duration of the enhanced
community quarantine (ECQ).
The
state-run firm said Tuesday that Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative Inc.
(LASURECO) and Maguindanao Electric Cooperative Inc. (MAGELCO) were provided
with a total of 59.88 megawatts (MW), from 26.8 MW.
From 16.8
MW, LASURECO’s power capacity for April was increased to 42 MW while MAGELCO’s
10 MW was also hiked to 17.88 MW.
“Overall,
the two electric cooperatives will net a 59.88 megawatts capacity for the month
of April 2020 as a temporary emergency measure, especially to make sure that
the hospitals and frontline services in their area will not experience any
power outages,” said PSALM.
This move
is pursuant to Republic Act (RA) 11469, or “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act,” and
the memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated March 28 that mandates
government agencies to implement emergency measures in support of the ECQ.
As a
government-owned and -controlled corporation cognizant of its critical role in
the power sector, PSALM has been strictly adhering to Section 4 (u) of RA
11469, authorizing the conservation, and regulation of the distribution and use
of electricity amid the public health crisis brought by the coronavirus disease
2019 pandemic.
It is
noted that PSALM has 54 power customers in Mindanao composed of electric
cooperatives, industrial entities, private and government corporations.
MAGELCO
registered 44,156 member consumers and LASURECO has 63,003.
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