Blackouts stay for 2-3 hrs

daily in city of Zamboanga

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Blackout schedules are still from two to three hours per day in this city, according to the Vice President Bong Atilano of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative-Board of Directors.

In an interview, Atilano said that Zamcelco is still short of nine (9) megawatts per day where in the total requirement per day is 78 megawatts.

PSALMS and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are providing the city with only 51 instead of 63 megawatts earlier contracted with the cooperatives.

The 18 megawatts provided by Therma Marine Incorporated (TMI)   brings the supply to a total of about   69 megawatts.

Atilano said that while it is true that cities like Davao City and Cagayan de Oro have no blackout because they have their own standby power.

but in other areas in Mindanao still experience similar blackout like General Santos City.

Atilano said that the two to three hours blackout schedules that reduced from the eight to ten hours

usually occur during the peak hours of the day particularly on the peak load hours from 5 :00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Atilano added that it is twice a day depending  which means if blackout  for two to three hours scheduled in the morning  there is no more blackout in the afternoon and evening.

However,  it still depends since blackout schedules are between 10:00 am. To 11:00 p.m. daily, Atilano ended