A total of 17 household beneficiaries were elated when the Hedcor’s Energization Program switched-on the power for Sitio Doskit in Brgy. Napua — a 22-km community away from the town of Sabangan, Mt. Province.
Barangay Captain of Napua, Peter Ing-inga, expressed that living without electricity slows down progress and he is now excited to see how the community can further thrive and how the residents of Sitio Doskit can enjoy technologies such as entertainment and communications.
Hundred more are expected to be energized from the electrification program. Hedcor tapped Mt. Province Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOPRECO) to install electric wires and posts in the said community.
“We, in Hedcor, remain committed to accelerate the progress and development of our host community and to ease the day-to-day activities of the residents especially the students as they venture into the changes brought about by the pandemic,” says Berny Zamoranos, Hedcor Sabangan Grid Manager.
Zamoranos further says that Hedcor treats access to electricity as a basic human right as it allows us to power the technology we use every day; and that we, in Hedcor, envision the community of Sabangan to enjoy the same especially the simple light at night.
The ceremonial switch-on was attended by Sabangan Mayor Marcial Lawilao, Jr, Brgy. Captain Peter Ing-inga, and the MOPRECO team headed by Engr. Jimmy Depalog and Doskit residents
The municipality of Sabangan in Mt. Province is home to Hedcor’s 14MW hydropower plant. Hedcor, a run-of-river hydropower arm of Aboitiz Power, operates 22 plants across the country with a total generating capacity of 277.36 MW of Cleanergy, Aboitiz Power’s brand for clean and renewable energy.
(OIC Joe Manzano, RPN DZBS Baguio | Estefany Mae Tawagon)