Written by
Jay-ar Arante
Only 10
barangays in Aklan remained to be without electricity supply since the
devastation of super typhoon Yolanda.
Based on
Aklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)’s data, 358 out of 268 barangays have their
electricity back on.
According
to AKELCO Assistant General Manager for Engineering Engr. Joel Martinez, those
10 areas were all barangays in Libacao.
AKELCO
meanwhile supplies electricity to 17 municipalities in the province as well as
the towns of Pandan and Libertad in the province of Antique.
Martinez
added that the Department of Energy and the National Electrification
Administration (NEA) has also given them a deadline saying that at the end of
March all barangays should already have an electric supply.
AKELCO had
also conducted a rotational brownouts and power interruptions because of the
damaged transmission lines that are continuously being repaired.
If
recalled, almost all AKELCO posts were torn down by super typhoon Yolanda, with
Aklanons experiencing about 2 months of power blackout.
The
cooperative also extends it appreciation to NEA’s Task Force Kapatid for its
support and assistance in setting the power back to normal.
Translated
by Shelah Casiano
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