Ilang lider sa Cebu, isinusulong na maging energy-independent ang lalawigan

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00:00Some leaders in Cebu are helping the province to become energy independent,

00:04especially since Visayas suffered from a problem with its power supply for the past few months.

00:10This is Jesse Atienza of PTV Cebu with the report.

00:15The members of the business sector in Metro Cebu joined forces for the Good Design Good Business Summit

00:22organized by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

00:25As part of the discussion, there was a new plan for the city of Cebu

00:30that will attract investors and add jobs.

00:34It's not only Cebu City that we have to consider, it's the whole metro area.

00:39Cebu is the biggest local government unit in Metro Cebu

00:43and it is strategically located in the center.

00:46So whatever we do in Cebu will affect the whole metro area.

00:50That's why we have to coordinate with the local government planners.

00:54That's what I'm doing now.

00:55But in order to achieve this, the possibility of a power shortage needs to be solved.

01:02Visayas and Cebu have experienced a problem with the power supply for the past few months,

01:09especially in the province of El Nino.

01:12Some are pushing for the province to become energy independent,

01:17especially since Cebu receives electricity from other parts of the country.

01:24Invite investments coming from the private sector,

01:26especially the power generation companies,

01:29not the private power generation companies who are already here.

01:33Maybe we just have to let them expand their capacity

01:36so that they can really supply to Cebu Island.

01:39Currently, Therma Visayas Inc. has 340 megawatts in Toledo

01:46and will add 150 megawatts.

01:49Currently, solar power plants are also being built in Calatrava, Negros Occidental,

01:55which is expected to help solve the power supply shortage.

01:59We're in the process of securing the bids from our potential suppliers.

02:05In parallel, we're working on the ECC and our SIS.

02:13Recently, the Philippine Statistics Authority recognized Central Visayas

02:18where Cebu is part of the fastest-growing economy in all 17 regions of the country

02:26with a 7.3% growth rate based on their studies.

02:30From PTV Cebu, Jesse Atienza for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.