Business affected by series of brown-outs

By Maricar M. Calubiran

The power rationing scheme of the Panay Power Corporation has adversely affected business operations in Iloilo City, Mayor Jerry Treñas said.

The PPC, which supplies 80% of the City's power needs, implemented the scheme after one of their generating sets conked out, which in turn affected the power firm's capacity to supply electricity.

Iloilo City has been experiencing daily brownouts because of the power scheme.

“It has affected the business,” the mayor stressed.

Treñas said he was assured by PPC that they are doing everything to fix the damaged generator.

The mayor added that power supply is very important and “they could not do anything about it” but to wait until the equipment is repaired. “We could not get it from anyone, “he said. The power failure is another expense on the business establishments since they have to use generators to augment their power needs.

The mayor is hoping that the PPC could have their needed spare parts to repair their generator set at the soonest time and immediately supply the city's power needs. He will also ask the PPC to give advisories on what areas and the specific time for the company to trip off their power supply.

Meanwhile, black-outs do not only happen in the city but in the different municipalities in the province of Iloilo particularly those areas serviced by ILECO. Consumers have been complaining on the unannounced brown-outs.