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Maguindanao firm gears up for ‘new normal’ in energy distribution

By Edwin Fernandez

May 8, 2020, 2:24 pm

<p><strong>NEW DIRECTION</strong>. Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) employees on Thursday (May 7, 2020) undergo a seminar on the cooperative's new direction amid the "new normal“ situation to ensure continuous power supply to the province's 36 municipalities. The power firm is currently tailoring its operations amid the implementation of community quarantines in Maguindanao.<em> (Photo courtesy of Magelco)</em></p>

NEW DIRECTION. Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) employees on Thursday (May 7, 2020) undergo a seminar on the cooperative's new direction amid the "new normal“ situation to ensure continuous power supply to the province's 36 municipalities. The power firm is currently tailoring its operations amid the implementation of community quarantines in Maguindanao. (Photo courtesy of Magelco)

DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao – To ensure continuous power supply for its more than 48,000 member-consumers, the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) has laid down “new directions”, starting with an event that honored front-liners in electricity delivery amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak.

Engineer Ashary Maongco, Magelco general manager, led the employees to a “New Normal GCQ Orientation Summit” at the Magelco main headquarters in Barangay Capiton, Datu Odin Sinsuat (DOS) on Thursday.

“The orientation summit with the new functional organization was tailored to communities under a general quarantine situation,” Maongco said in a statement.

Part of the event was the giving of rewards and certificates of appreciation to front-liners for ensuring a steady supply of electricity to member-consumers in the province’s 36 towns amid the implementation of both the enhanced and general community quarantine due to the threat of Covid-19.

He said the event includes the return to work of Magelco contractors for the completion of vital projects.

Maongco cited the need for the immediate completion of the installation of 13.2 kV distribution lines from Simuay, Sultan Kudarat to the Police Regional Office - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao headquarters in Parang, Maguindanao.

Also in the pipeline for completion are the distribution line from Barangay Capiton, DOS to Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao, and the line from Capiton, DOS to Salbu substation in Datu Saudi Ampatuan.

“All these would now fall under Magelco’s approach to its new energy distribution operations,” he said. (PNA)

 

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