Intensified drive vs. power pilferage cuts city's power bills
City Mayor Jerry Treñas is expecting some P1.3 million reduction from the city's monthly electrical bills with the continuous operation of the Task Force Boltahe against illegal electrical connections.
The series of operation launched by the task force in the city's different barangays is the primary factor that will reduce the power consumption and its corresponding payment every month. The city is paying some P7 million for its electrical bill every month.
The projected cut in the city's electrical bill was based on the number of kilowatts used in different plazas, gymnasiums, streetlights, day care centers and barangay halls. The task force under Engr. Salvador Pedregosa is conducting daily operation to track down those persons having illegal electrical connections.
Treñas said he learned that the city's electricity consumption drastically reduced with the series of operations made by the task force. The operation is a demanding job for the task force and yet they are doing it on a daily basis.
The task force has been conducting operations in different areas in the city's 180 barangays for some months. The series of operation yielded positive results with several households found to have illegal connections.
It is worthy to note that among the violators are barangay officials. Documentations are made for the filing of appropriate charges against them. It is the City Legal Office (CLO) that assists the members of the task force in issuing their sworn statements and verifies the material evidence recovered during the operation. The material evidence include electrical wires and crocodile clips usually used in tapping electrical supply from the source to the household.