Published February 4, 2021, 7:00 AM
The Department of Energy (DOE) is giving its word that brownouts will not hamstring the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in the coming months, so the country can finally sneak away from the reins of the pandemic.
According to Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella, the department is working on a “triple safeguard” at ensuring electricity supply throughout the government-underpinned inoculation program, so vaccine storage as well as administration will not suffer from drawbacks.
Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella
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Under the targeted set-up during the vaccination program, “there would be three power back-ups,” the energy official said.