Akelco vows stable electricity for Kalibo and Boracay
Executives of the Aklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO) are doing their best to provide a stable supply of electricity to Aklan province, especially in tourism destinations such as Boracay and Kalibo.
Newly-elected chairman of the AKELCO board of director Atty. Noli Sodusta said that they are currently accepting interested investors who wanted to invest as an independent power producer (IPP) in Aklan.
“All the electric cooperatives in the country are now bracing for the privatization of the National Power Corporation because of the Electric Power Reform Industry Act (EPIRA) Law. We in Aklan are not exempted and we wanted the province to have its own IPP in order for us to have a stable electricity,” said Sodusta.
Sodusta said that the Aklan provincial government is supportive in attracting investor for IPP in the province and explore possible available renewable sources of energy in Aklan such as wind and hydropower.
For his part, Chito Peralta general manager of AKELCO bared that the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has only given AKELCO until December to supply 85 percent of its electricity demand in the province.
“Next year, we will probably only have 65 percent until the time that the NEA will not be able to supply us our needed demand for electricity in the province because of the privatization endeavors,” Peralta said.
But like Sodusta, Peralta is also confident that Aklan could find investors in providing cheap energy because of the large supply being needed not only by Aklan residents but also for the increasing numbers of investors in Boracay. (PNA)