Electric co-op saves coastal towns’ 150,000 residents from imminent power outage

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Reminiscent of a fantasy movie, a smaller power client came to the rescue of its bigger supplier, saving consumers and their towns from possible economic disaster.

Timely action by the Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative saved residents in the coastal towns of Kalamansig, Lebak and portions of Palimbang in Sultan Kudarat province from a power blackout. Map courtesy of Google Maps The P20 million spent by Sukelco for fuel will be charged as advance payment of the cooperative for its bills with Napocor-SPUG.

Palimbang mayor Mayor Joenime Kapina lamented on the sorry state of electricity supply in their town. “Apektado ang ekonomiya at pagnenegosyo ng mga tao sa amin,” he said. But in recent days, Lebak and Kalamansig residents have complained of frequent outages as the power provider struggles with their low diesel supply, forcing them to adopt 12-hour electricity load-shedding schemes in order to stretch their fuel stock.

The situation drew suspicions of corruption and questions from consumers, wondering why Napocor-SPUG incurred such an enormous amount of unpaid fuel bills.

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