Non-stop power supply for Tsuneishi

CEBU, Philippines - Tsuneishi Heavy Industries received assurance from the president of the Global Business Power Corporation of uninterruptible power supply at least until February of next year.

This after Tsuneishi president Shinji Watadani went to see Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to express their need of at least 20 megawatts until February 2010.

Jesus Alcordo, president of Global Business Power Corp., the umbrella firm of the Toledo Power Corp., gave Watadani assurance that there will be “no shortfall in the duration of the deal”, as he agreed to the request for continuous supply of 10 megawatts to the said shipbuilding facility in the western Cebu town of Balamban.

The remaining 10 MW will be delivered by the National Power Corporation, but that it has to coordinate with Salcon Power Corporation which operates mainly in Panay Island.

NPC president Froilan Tampingco said that in order to accommodate the needs of Tsuneishi, NPC needs power swapping with Salcon.

Tsuneishi experienced power shortage in the middle of their operations when East Asia Power Resources stopped operations last month. Officials of Tsuneishi said that they are fully booked until 2013 and that any delay in their operations would cause problems not only to their workers who have to stay for long hours, but also to the name of the company which is expected to deliver high quality products to their clients as scheduled.

The increasing demand of power supply by Tsuneishi contributes to the overall increasing demand of power in Cebu this year which plays at around five percent.

Further, Watadani informed Garcia on the need of the company for more skilled workers as the firm continues to receive orders. This translates to 3,000 more workers on top of its 6,000 employees for shipbuilding projects till 2013. — Garry B. Lao/MEEV (THE FREEMAN)