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| ==[[Marinduque News]]== | | ==[[Marinduque News]]== |
| '''Napocor considering PPP deals for off-grid areas''' | | '''Torrijos, Marinduque distinguished as a KC gender-pilot municipality''' |
| *Source: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business/top-business-news/18752-napocor-considering-ppp-deals-for-off-grid-areas | | *Source: http://www.fo4b.dswd.gov.ph/index.php/component/k2/item/162-torrijos-marinduque-distinguished-as-a-kc-gender-pilot-municipality |
| *Thursday, March 08, 2012 | | *Friday, 09 March 2012 00:11 |
| :by Euan Paulo C. Añonuevo | | :by Angelica de las Alas |
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| The National Power Corp. (Napocor) plans to tap public-private partnership (PPP) to pursue the development of power facilities in off-grid areas in the country. Froilan Tampinco, Napocor president, said that the company’s unit, the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG), needs P15.6
| | Alongside the conduct of MIBF, the municipality of Torrijos was given recognition for being a gender-pilot municipality of KALAHI-CIDSS. Gender Specialist from the KALAHI-CIDSS National Project Management Office Ms. Lourdes Touriano gave the plaque of recognition to Mayor Gil Briones. |
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| “We are focusing in public-private partnership opportunities as much as generation is concerned. But if there are PPPs for transmission, of course we are open to discuss that,” he added. Of the amount, he said that P9.5 billion would go to the establishment of an additional 145-megawatt (MW) power generating capacity; and P6.1 billion would be needed for necessary transmission facilities to distribute this load.
| | “Torrijos did a good job in integrating gender sensitivity in all activities of the Community Empowerment Activity Cycle (CEAC). This was made ossible with the help of both Area Coordinating Team and Municipal Coordinating Team of Torrijos. The great synergy of the two groups facilitated the successful conduct of KALAHI-CIDSS activities,” said Ms. Touriano. |
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| SPUG operates 288 power plants in far-flung areas, islands and other isolated locations not connected to the country’s transmission grid where the output of major generating facilities passes. At present, the total generating capacity of SPUG is placed at 150 MW.
| | Region IV-B is proud to be one of the two gender-pilot municipalities of KALAHI-CIDSS, which started implementation last year. ### |
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| These so-called SPUG areas are subsidized by consumers through the Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification component of electricity bills, which is around P0.11 per kilowatt-hour, because of high fuel cost and limited markets compared with locations within the main grid’s reach.
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| The Napocor official earlier said that they have identified 14 SPUG areas for privatization. These areas include Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Palawan, Catanduanes, Bantayan, Masbate, Tablas, Romblon, Camotes, Siquijor, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan and Sulu.
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| ==[[:Category:Marinduque, Philippines Photo Gallery|Marinduque, Philippines Photo Gallery]]== | | ==[[:Category:Marinduque, Philippines Photo Gallery|Marinduque, Philippines Photo Gallery]]== |