ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/8 March) – A power company is planning to put up diesel and bunker fuel power generators in Basilan and thus help eradicate the brownout problem in the island.
Basilan Gov. Jum Akbar said that Coastalpower Development Corporation is pushing through with its plan to invest P112.5 million to put up the plants.
Coastalpower and Basilan Electric Cooperative (Baselco), the governor said, have agreed to undertake a joint venture to establish the Basilan Island Power, Inc.
Akbar said the generators, which will supply 9 to 14 megawatts of electricity, would be established within a six-month period. Construction work, he added, would start anytime this year.[]
“Once Coastalpower plants’ are operational, there would still be excess 5.[]