KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/.06 January) — North Cotabato will be experiencing power outages with the daily deduction of at least 10 megawatts or 30 per cent from the total power load of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) due to insufficient supply from the Mindanao grid.
The co-op distributes power to North Cotabato’s 17 towns and lone city.[]/a> with |||
At least 550 megawatts are expected to be generated in the next three years as new power plants are expected to be built within that period, including the 300MW Therma South Energy Project in Barangay Binugao, Toril district in Davao City; 100MW plant in Sarangani province; and another 100MW plant in Zamboanga and the 50MW geothermal power plant of the Energy Development Corporation in North Cotabato, which will be operational in 2014..
Homez said he is hopeful these energy solutions will help mitigate power supply shortfall in Mindanao.
(Malu Cadelina-Manar/MindaNews)
