Siquijor's Power Crisis: A Call for Localized Renewable Solutions
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Of the eight generator sets that arrived in Siquijor province to temporarily stop the daily brownouts in the province, five were damaged. This is according to Energy Secretary Sharon Garin. According to the secretary, the problem is repetitive and cannot continue anywhere else in the Philippines. […]
Siquijor's Power Crisis: A Call for Localized Renewable Solutions
The ongoing power crisis in Siquijor clearly shows the risks of depending on just one centralized fossil fuel-based energy source. As an off-grid island, the Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO) depends solely on the Siquijor Island Power Corporation (SIPCOR), a diesel power plant operator with a 20-year power supply contract. This left Siquijor fully dependent on one company’s operation and planning. Even with multiple diesel g…
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