+ Follow AKELCO Tag
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[ArticleID] => 453688
[Title] => Woe, not 'Wow Philippines'
[Summary] => An island-wide blackout hit Boracay last Sunday. Fortunately, I was going back to Manila that day after spending a weekend vacation there.
[DatePublished] => 2009-04-01 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136417
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[AuthorID] => 1097308
[AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1
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[ArticleID] => 70072
[Title] => TransCo completes repair on Visayas substations
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[DatePublished] => 2008-06-29 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorID] => 1096364
[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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[ArticleID] => 330618
[Title] => TransCo inaugurates Panay-Boracay transmission line
[Summary] => State-run National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) will inaugurate today the new submarine cable linking the country’s premier tourist destination of Boracay to mainland Panay.
TransCo president Alan T. Ortiz said the transmission firm has completed the cable laying activities last month.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-09 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1096364
[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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[ArticleID] => 305142
[Title] => TransCo, Kanematsu sign P149-M power linkup deal
[Summary] => The National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) signed yesterday a P149-million contract for the 69-kilovolt Panay-Boracay interconnection project with Japanese contractor Kanematsu Corp.
The project will help ensure adequate power supply in the country’s world-famous tourist destination of Boracay.
The contract was signed by TransCo president and CEO Alan T. Ortiz and Kanematsu’s Manila Branch general manager Toshio Satoh.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-04 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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[ArticleID] => 274128
[Title] => New facility to bring down Boracay power cost by Q3
[Summary] => Boracay Island, Aklan – Electricity rates here are expected to decline significantly in the next quarter once Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) starts sourcing power from the newly-constructed 7.5-megawatt (MW) power facility of Mirant Global in Nabas, Aklan.
"Resort owners may see a significant decrease in the amount they spend for electricity as a result of a newly inaugurated power facility in the Aklan mainland," Akelco executive officer Erico Bucoy said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-16 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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[ArticleID] => 273994
[Title] => GMA switches on 7.5-MW power plant for Boracay
[Summary] => Boracay Island, Aklan – President Arroyo led yesterday the ceremonial switch-on of the 7.5-megawatt (MW) clean-diesel facility in Nabas, Aklan that would help address the power shortage in Boracay, the country’s prime tourist destination.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-15 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1096364
[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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[ArticleID] => 248849
[Title] => Transco starts work on submarine cable linkup in Visayas
[Summary] => The National Transmission Corp. (Transco) has started the groundwork for the proposed underwater cable lines under the Small Island Submarine Interconnection Development (SISID) program in the Visayas.
Transco president Alan T. Ortiz led the first leg of engineering and environmental studies being made to determine the best route for the 138-kilovolt (kv) submarine cable lines.
"We would like to lay the submarine cable in areas where there are no coral reefs," Ortiz said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-05 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1096364
[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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[ArticleID] => 248325
[Title] => Businessmen cite electric co-op turnaround
[Summary] => Leaders of the business community in the province of Aklan and the island resort of Boracay recently hailed the landmark improvement in the performance of the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Akelco) which has given a significant boost to the province’s vital tourism industry.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-01 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 247736
[Title] => Akelco mulls 2-tiered power rate mechanism
[Summary] => Boracay, Aklan – Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) is studying the possibility of applying for a two-tiered rate with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to improve the reliability of power supply in this island.
Akelco executive officer Enrico Bucoy said under the scheme, commercial and residential consumers would pay varying rates.
"Establishments that need better service such as five-star resorts which consume much more power have to be willing to pay more than residential consumers," Bucoy said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-26 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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[ArticleID] => 247441
[Title] => Mirant Global’s power plants to bring down by 50% cost of power in Boracay
[Summary] => Boracay, Aklan – The two new power facilities being put up by Mirant Global Philippines Corp. (MGPC) in Aklan will bring down the power rates being paid by self-generators in the province, particularly in tourist-drawer Boracay island, a local power company official said.
"Commercial establishments here using power generators can expect a significant reduction in the amount they spend for electricity," Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) executive officer Erico Bucoy said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-24 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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