By R. G. Antonet Go/PNA
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Member-consumers of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco) are expected to experience unannounced power interruptions because of technical adjustments.
Zamcelco spokesperson Ferdie Rodriguez said Thursday this came about as Crown Investment Holding, Inc. and Desco, Inc. are undertaking rehabilitation works to improve Zamcelco’s services to its clientele.
Crown Investment and Desco took over, effective January 3, the management of Zamcelco through an investment management contract, paving the way for the infusion of some PHP2.5 billion in fresh capital.
“Expect power interruption every now and then because of the ongoing improvement and rehabilitation of our system. These are part of the plans and program (of the management),” Rodriguez said.
He said the priorities of the new management are the upgrade of the facility, to lower the systems’ losses and to settle the PHP1.1 billion obligation of the electric cooperative.
Rodriguez said the management is also replacing defective lines, rotten poles, and defective electric meters.
Some 18,000 defective electric meters need to be replaced and new distribution transformers will be also installed, he added.
Zamcelco has a total of 120,000 member-consumers serving 86 of this city’s 98 barangays with a power demand of 110 megawatts.
The Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative (Zamsureco) serves the four barangays in the mainland while the National Power Corp.’s Small Power Utilities Group services eight island barangays.
