Pres. Marcos, sinabing patuloy ang pagtugon sa problema ng power shortage

"We have connected the power grids of all three major island groups," ayon kay Pres. Marcos tungkol sa problema ng kuryente sa bansa. #SONA2024

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00:00As energy projects get completed and new investments pour into this sector,

00:06we expect our nation's power supply to increase at a steady pace

00:10to meet our growing demand in the next few years.

00:13Nonetheless, we are continuously diagnosing and urgently addressing power shortages,

00:19as well as the systemic causes of blackouts in unserved and underserved areas.

00:26We are mitigating the needs of areas that still lack electricity and are often browned out

00:33through microgrid and off-grid systems and missionary small power utilities

00:40that are still supported by solar.

00:55In the Visayas, all stages of the Cebu-Negros-Panay Backbone Project have likewise been completed.

01:07This project shall serve to stabilize the power situation in western and central Visayas

01:13and avert recurrences of power outages experienced in the past.

01:19Because of this project, blackouts in Panay Island were avoided from April to June

01:25despite the Yellow and Red Alerts in the region.

01:29And just last week, the Dumanhug-Corellia Line of the Cebu-Bohol Interconnection Project was energized,

01:39enabling the transfer of power between Cebu and Bohol.

01:44With these systems currently operating at capacity,

01:47these major power lines shall contribute to the efficient power exchanges

01:51not only between Luzon and the Visayas, but also involving Mindanao.

01:57Energy sharing and transfers between, among, and within the three island groups

02:03have now been made possible with the energization last January of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection.

02:15The energization of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection is a defining moment

02:21not only for the power sector, but for the entire country.

02:24Finally, we have connected the power grids of all three major island groups.