BORACAY – The rehabilitation works for this island resort’s power system is almost 95 percent complete, according to the Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco).
These works are part of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 priority power rehabilitation projects, added Akelco assistant general manager Engineer Joel Martinez.
Martinez said the projects cover the areas from Barangay Manoc-manoc to Barangay Balabag (Diniwid).
Task Force Kapatid – a group of volunteer-workers from various electric cooperatives in Western Visayas – targets to finish the line works before Oct. 26, the scheduled official reopening of Boracay.
“Itong mga priority projects ang tinitingnan natin na matapos sa Oktubre 26. Nakatutok ang task force sa Phase 1 and Phase 2, pati ang mga contractors,” said Martinez. “Apektado ang buong Manoc-manoc papuntang CityMall sa Balabag.”
As of Oct. 5, the task force has erected 142 of the 150 electric posts, laid out 5,505 meters of the 6,955-meter total service wires, retired 44 out of 110 electric posts, and clustered 847 out of 944 electric meters.
“Nag-install din tayo ng bagong electric meters at ang mga dating mechanical electric meters ay na-pull out natin,” said Martinez. “Ang mga transformers ay bago na rin para sa magandang serbisyo sa Boracay.”
He added: “Ang poste na pina-pull out ay medyo mabagal pa rin dahil sa hindi maganda ang daan. Tinutulungan natin ang mga telephone companies na ang kanilang mga kable ay maibaba at maiaayos.”
Akelco will also install additional equipment to improve the reliability of power supply at Feeder 12 for areas from Manoc-manoc to Yapak and at Feeder 10 for areas from Manoc-manoc to Balabag.
“Hindi lang rehabilitasyon ng linya ang ginagawa. Para ma-minimize ang power interruption after ng opening ng Boracay, may mga re-closers tayo na na-install sa mga feeders natin,” Martinez stressed. (With Aklan Forum Journal/PN)
