Cotelco seeks NorCot officials' backing to address power deficiency
• 00:16 AM Tue Oct 28, 2014
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By:
Radyo Bida Kidapawan
Mt. Apo geothermal power plant
KIDAPAWAN CITY
– Power in the service areas of Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco)-main
office remained unstable as it was still uncertain whether the electric
cooperative would receive power supply anew from Mt. Apo geothermal plant.
Engr.
Herminigildo Homez, Cotelco-main general manager, said his office is uncertain
the geothermal plant would provide power to Cotelco.
Kidapawan City in North Cotabatohosts the two geothermal power plant.Homez said the
power administrator of the geothermal plant could prioritize Filinvest Development
Corporation, a sister company, than Cotelco.
If that is the
case, the Cotelco power deficiency will continue and, in turn, Cotelco will
ration power to its consumers in the days ahead.
Speaking over
Radyo Bida Kidapawan, Engr. Homez said being host to the Mt. Apo geothermal
plant Mindanao 1 and 2 was not an assurance Cotelco gets power supply from the
100 megawatt capacity plant.
Homez appealed
to the local government of North Cotabato and Kidapawan City to help the
electric cooperative get power from geothermal plant.
Homez said the
power demand for its service area is about 35 megawatts daily while its current
supply is only about half of the requirements, thus the occasional power
outages.