Mayor RDI – “Puerto Galera’s Power Problems Will End By May 15!”
After months of struggling with their Power Situation, the Municipality of Puerto Galera will be back on the Grid.
Mayor Rockey D. Ilagan visited the Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Fuentebella on Monday, May 7, 2018 at the National Electrical Administration (NEA). Undersecretary Fuentebella and Mayor RDI discussed the power situation of Puerto Galera with NPC and the Mindoro Grid Corporation.
“I am very pleased to let the good People of Puerto Galera know that our town will definitively be back on the Grid by May 15, 2018. The bad Power situation and the fluctuation of the electricity will have an end. NAPACOR will turn over the 69kv distribution line to ORMECO on D-Day; May 15, whether the Rehabilitation is complete or not. The Line can be electrified even NAPACOR still struggle with some landlords over right of way issues” so Mayor RDI to the Fortnightly Journal this morning.
Puerto Galeras Power Crisis started in 2017. The national government made a 338 million peso budget available to renew the 69kv transmission line from NAPACOR with the help of Congressman Ray Umali. The following total shot down caused from the first minute already problems. Hundreds of appliances of the People and businesses in Puerto Galera broke, causing millions of pesos in damages. The company Mindoro Grid Corporation, founded to provide electricity for PG stated more than one time that the fluctuations are not caused by their 6MW Generator station, who was set up by AGGEKO. The blaming game started. Nobody wanted to be responsible. The Local Government Unit under the leadership of Mayor Rockey D. Ilagan invited all parties several times to give updates to the people of PG, nothing changed. During the last public consultation on May 3, 2018 at the Gymnasium of the Municipal, no news could be provided on how to solve the massive power fluctuations other than to reconnect the town back to the grid of ORMECO/NAPACOR. They attending parties even refused to give a clear yes or no on whether or not the Town will be reconnected to the 69kv transmission line in time.
Mayor RDI had enough and went to Manila to discuss the problem with the National Power Authorities. He will arrive at his town with good news, the struggle is finally over.
