Negros Power’s Quick Action: A Consumer’s Perspective
As a consumer, I can’t help but reflect on the challenging situation we’ve faced with our power infrastructure. We’ve known for a while that some of our substations were like ticking bombs, ready to cause widespread power interruptions at any moment. This was something that both CENECO and Negros Power warned us about last year.
CENECO alone could no longer handle the immense task of funding and managing the rehabilitation needed to prevent a looming crisis. That’s why our leaders pushed for the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between CENECO and Negros Power—to bring in the resources and expertise necessary to fix our aging and overworked infrastructure.
Even before the official transition from CENECO to Negros Power this August, Negros Power had already prepared a comprehensive rehabilitation and modernization plan worth over 2 billion pesos. This plan was set to begin immediately after the complete takeover of our new Electric Distribution Utility. But something unexpected happened—a “ticking bomb” went off.
Last Wednesday night, one of those vulnerable pieces of equipment—a 13-year-old power transformer at the Alijis Substation—finally gave out. It wasn’t enjoyable, especially since the rehabilitation work was approaching. But what happened next made a big difference for us.
Negros Power didn’t waste any time. They quickly found a solution to keep us connected to electricity. They arranged a temporary power supply from neighboring substations by tying up their feeders. They also laid out new cables, stretching six kilometers, to connect Alijis Feeder 3, which has a high load demand, to Murcia Feeder 1.
Even more impressively, Negros Power borrowed a 10MVA mobile substation from their sister company, MORE Power, in Iloilo. It arrived in Bacolod on Saturday. At the same time, they began assembling and installing a new 18MVA power transformer to replace the one that failed at the Alijis Substation—a process that will take about one to two weeks.
But we know this is just a temporary fix. The real solution lies in the full implementation of Negros Power’s 5-year Rehabilitation and Modernization Plan. This is what will finally put an end to these kinds of crises.
A friend of mine in Bacolod said, “What would we have done if Negros Power hadn’t come into the picture?” It’s a good question. I’m glad we supported the JVA between CENECO and Primelectric/Negros Power.
Now, more than ever, we must stay united and support this rehabilitation and modernization effort. Yes, there will be temporary inconveniences, but we must be patient. This work will take time, but I believe it will lead us to a future without power interruptions.
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