Even without Del Callar, NPC plan to install 15 gensets for city to go on
The resignation of former National Power Corporation (NPC) President Cyril del Callar will not affect the plan to provide Iloilo City with 15 units of modular generator sets (gensets) to augment the city's power needs.
Mayor Jerry Treñas said he was informed that the agreement will push though even without Del Callar. The 15 gensets will become operational between October to November this year. The power generated from the modular generator sets would be used during the peak load.
Del Callar, who resigned due to health reason, was replaced by former Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) Vice President Froilan Tampinco.
Each modular generator set has the capacity of one megawatt. The installation of gensets is one of the solutions presented by NPC when the city government asked for additional power from its Panay Grid. The power coming from the Panay Grid is not sufficient to supply the needs of the entire city.
Earlier, NPC decided to lease at least 30 MW diesel modular generator sets to address the power shortage on Panay Island particularly in Iloilo City.
Panay Electric Company (PECO) is willing to give space for the generator units at its vacant lot along the diversion road free of charge for one year. After that period, PECO and NPC will have to renegotiate with a contract for an extension for the use of space with pay.
NPC has pledged to lease at least 20 generator units for the city after it has already set in place 15 units in Panit-an, Capiz last May to augment the power supply in Capiz and some parts of Iloilo province. It was Del Callar who promised the establishment of 15 modular gensets for Iloilo City.