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| Cong. Lord Allan Velasco with Gov. Romulo Bacorro and officials of NEA, Marelco DENR and PCA. |
A year ago on Feb. 9, 2018, a switch-on ceremony was held at
the island-barangay of Polo in Sta. Cruz, Marinduque. That was for the first
ever installation of a submarine cable connecting an island to the Marinduque main
grid. The said island thus started to enjoy an uninterrupted 24/7 power supply since then.
On Oct. 25 the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction
of a 3-phase submarine cable connecting the islands of Polo and the popular
island of Maniwaya in Sta. Cruz took place.
Now, exactly a year to the date, another switch-on ceremony occurred last Saturday, February 9th in the island-barangay of Maniwaya. This was led by Cong. Lord Allan Velasco together
with Gov. Romulo Bacorro, Jr., officials of the National Electrification
Administration (NEA), Marinduque Electric Cooperative (Marelco), DENR, PCA and local barangay officials.
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| Cong. Velasco at the switch-on ceremony |
This has ensured an uninterrupted supply of electricity to
the two islands.
In his Facebook account Cong. Velasco posted, “Dahil po dito
ay magkakaroon na po ng 24/7 na daloy ng kuryente sa kanilang barangay.
Napakahalaga po nitong proyekto na nagkakahalagang 66M at ito po ay isang
hakbang para sa pagpapaunlad ng isla ng mas makaakit po tayo ng mga investors
at mga turista. Gusto ko lang po magpasalamat sa NEA, sa Marelco, at sa lahat
ng mga tumulong maisakatuparan ang proyektong ito.”
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| 24/7 Power supply. The new landmark at Maniwaya white beach. |
The same dream of uninterrupted power supply for the third
island of Brgy. Mongpong is in the offing, a project of the National
Electrification Administration funded through its Barangay Line Enhancement
Program and realized through the tireless efforts of the Marinduque congressman.
