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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Go urges NORDECO to expedite plans to resolve power outages in Samal Island

Go urges NORDECO to expedite plans to resolve power outages in Samal Island

Published Jul 13, 2023 05:54 am
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has appealed to the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) to provide immediate solutions to resolve the power outages in Samal Island after it failed to render its commitment to fix the issue by June 30, 2023.                Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go (Senate PRIB Photo)

A native Davaoeño, Go cited a specific incident from June 13 when an unscheduled brownout disrupted his speech in Tagum City in Davao del Norte. Go demanded an update on NORDECO's earlier promise to resolve the brownout issue by June 30. In response, a representative from NORDECO extended their apologies for the power outage and explained that the unscheduled interruption on June 13 was a result of an issue with the Mindanao grid, which affected the 400-megawatt supply of power. NORDECO clarified that there have been no rotational brownouts in the Island Garden City of Samal since June 5, due to the additional capacity installed and a current reserve of 2.6 megawatts. However, Go said there were brownouts reported on June 2, 3, 12, 21, 23, and 25 and pressed for an explanation that addresses not just the incident during his visit in Tagum City but also for the public, covering all the municipalities under NORDECO, including areas in mainland Davao del Norte.  “Ang importante po, explanation sa publiko, hindi lang dyan sa Samal, kundi sa lahat po ng munisipyo na inyong kinakatawan, kasama na rin ang iba dyan sa (The important thing is explanation to the public, not only in Samal, but in all the municipalities you represent, including others in), mainland Davao del Norte,” Go said. “Interesado po kaming malaman kung naresolba ninyo na ang inyong ipinangako na maayos ito bago June 30 (We are interested to know if you have resolved what you promised to fix before June 30),” said Go. According to NORDECO, a new target has been set to complete the connectivity  of Samal Island to the grid from Pantukan within the year. Despite the delay, they reassured that there would be an available power supply in Samal, courtesy of the installed capacity of a modulator generator set. They also apologized for the delay. In response, Go highlighted that the issues in Samal were different and that NORDECO covers areas experiencing brownouts beyond just Samal, including Tagum City and other municipalities. “Susubaybayan po natin buwan-buwan at kung ano na po ang update ng kanilang ipinangako sa taumbayan (We will monitor the developments every month and whatever update of what they promised to the people),” he said.

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