MODERN-DAY HEROES. Visayan Electric Co. linemen work on a pole damaged by Typhoon Odette. Since the middle of December 2021, linemen organic to the company and from other distribution utilities across the country have been working 24/7 to restore power to the company's franchise area. (Photo courtesy of Veco) CEBU CITY - AboitizPower subsidiary Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) is furthering its power restoration works in Metro Cebu after it breached its 80-percent reenergization target, with additional manpower and equipment pouring in. Veco president and chief operating officer Raul Lucero on Friday announced that the power distributor has restored electricity supply to at least 80 percent of customers within its franchise area. As of noon Friday, it has re-electrified 394,400 out of its 474,182 affected customers. "We recorded energy demand at 345.3 MW, which is 88 percent that of the pre-"Odette" power consumption of 495 MW. It is encouraging to see that power is flowi
VISAYAN Electric Co. (VECO), the distribution unit of Aboitiz Power Corp., was ordered by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to probe alleged extortion by its contractors in exchange for speedy restoration of electricity to select customers. The ERC told VECO to conduct a thorough investigation of alleged rampant extortion and…
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File photo CEBU CITY - Mayor Michael Rama on Wednesday said telecommunication companies should fast-track the repair of their damaged lines to restore their services amid mounting calls to put back connectivity. In a radio interview, Rama said there are sectors in Cebu's industry that are reliant on the internet connectivity as well as transactions that may have stalled due to poor signal even it has been more than a month had passed since Typhoon Odette ravaged Cebu City and other parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on December last year. Rama said he wants the representatives from the telecommunication companies to regularly attend the city hall convergence meeting, which is scheduled every Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The telecommunication companies servicing the consumers around the city are Globe Telecom, PLDT/Smart, Converge, and DITO. The city government last week organized the Task Force Zeus, whose task was to provide assistance, manpower support, and equipment so that