An official of Davao Light and Power Company (Davao Light) on Wednesday assured the public of adequate power supply despite the onset of summer and ongoing El Niño.
Davao Light Reputation Enhancement Department head Fermin Edillon told the power company’s consumers there will be no power outages except for scheduled and emergency interruptions.
“Dili ta mag expect ug mga outages ug mga rotational brown out because we have enough power supply sa atoang franchise area. However, it doesn’t mean to say na kanang mga nasinati nato nga mga outages, these are outages nga scheduled or emergency power interruptions. Ang scheduled naka post na sa among website ug Facebook page and usually ang reasons ani mga maintenance works while emergency related outages kay naputol ang poste or nabanggaan ang among poste,” he said during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing at The Royal Mandaya Hotel.
Edillon said Davao Light has enough power supply since it has a bilateral contract or direct contract with the suppliers and also with the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao, wherein the company is buying its power supply.
“Kung tan-awon pud nato ang power supply sa Mindanao sobra pud. Dili ta magworry sa atoang supply karon,” he said.
Edillon said for February this year, the highest peak demand was at 462 megawatts (MW) while in March, which is the beginning of summer, was at 511 MW, and as of April 10, 2024, the peak demand was at 505 MW in the entire franchise area of Davao light consist of Davao City, Panabo City, and the municipalities of Dujali, Carmen, and Sto. Tomas.
“Daily naga change ang peak demand. When we say peak demand, the highest power demand for that particular period. This is a combination of our bilateral contracts and WESM ug uban pa and mix pud ni siya ang atong supply meaning to say dili ni parehas tanan naay renewable energy and non-renewable energy sources,” Edillon said.
