00:00This is a bold and innovative step that comes exactly the right time and it is a testament to your long-standing leadership in the energy sector.
00:30More than this milestone, I want to commend a witness for your consistent and meaningful commitment to development.
00:37You have always been a strong partner in powering progress.
00:41Not just through electricity, but through investment in people, sustainability, and the future.
00:48This project, I am told, is expected to boost supply, reliability, and support the growing demands of our growing economy,
00:56especially in our economic zones and industrial corridors.
01:00That is why I am truly grateful for this, as this supports my dream and promise to bring Cebu to greater heights of inclusive growth,
01:11where opportunities are created, businesses strive, and no Cebuanos is left behind.
01:17As governor of Cebu, I have made it my promise to deliver premier public service in healthcare, tourism, and infrastructure,
01:32and most especially in economic development.
01:35But I cannot believe that we need partners who believe in the same vision.
01:43And today, I am glad to say that Abuitis is one of those partners.
01:47And this event is a symbol of what we can achieve when the public and private sector works together.
02:00Together, let us build a Cebu that is strong, sustainable, and competitive.
02:08A Cebu that delivers not just power, but opportunity and progress for every Cebuano.
02:15God hug, salamat, and I look forward to a continued partnership with you all.
02:22Congratulations again, and more power.
02:24And we have to think of a strategy, how we can transition these facilities that have served us,
02:46and have served Cebu, and have served Bakhtan for more than 30 years,
02:50to continue to continue to produce value, not just for Cebu, but for the whole of the customers.
02:57So this hybrid concept is one of the solutions we put together.
03:02Meaning we will use the reliable diesel, but partnering it with a fast response of a battery.
03:10So this is our third project, but the very first one in Cebu, and the very first one in Bakhtan.
03:19So now we are here.
03:21We're going to build our first hybrid battery energy storage system project in the design.
03:28As we call it hybrid, because it will work together with the diesel.
03:32So we are partnering the quick response of our battery, so like your cell phones.
03:40Once you turn on, you will see 30 megawatts.
03:43However, we know that our batteries have finite charge.
03:49So within 30 minutes, we discharge the batteries.
03:52So this is the advantage of this technology that we have.
03:58So in others, we probably have seen other battery installations elsewhere.
04:03So in the others, once the battery loses its charge,
04:08it's a battery, it's an idle asset.
04:11So what we have is that after the battery loses its charge,
04:18the diesel will kick in.
04:19It will continue to provide the energy and the service needed by the grid.
04:25So East Asia was established in 1993,
04:30and has helped to provide reliable peaking power to Cebu at the PESA economic zone in Bakhtan
04:37over those 30 years.
04:39In recent times, we have been called on to support.
04:43We've had issues in Bakhtan,
04:45we've had problems with the NDCB,
04:48and last year, we had to run 70% of the time,
04:53which for a diesel plant is very, very high.
05:09We're at risk of między common.
05:13So we'll get into a personal control room there.
05:23Where are we on the air?
05:25So we can put the air in the air.
05:27Get the air in the air.
05:29You can put it on to the air.
05:30It's because of the air is also a small Dáil.
05:32I can put a camera over there because it's not one day.
05:34The air in case of now,
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