01/02/2024
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป!
โ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ/๐ณ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ป๐ฐ. ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต.โ
On 25 January 2024, PowerSource Philippines, Inc. (PSPI) started its operations in Barangay Poblacion, Dumaran, Palawan, providing electricity to more than 500 households in the area. The LGU operated the power generation and distribution in the locality before the entry of PSPI.
This initiative has brought continuous and affordable electricity and opportunity to the community, marking a pivotal moment in their journey toward progress.
Poblacion, Dumaran is located on an island east of the main island of Palawan. It is approximately 177 km from Puerto Princesa City. From the provincial capital of Palawan, it can be reached by traveling north-east to Sta. Teresita, Dumaran via land transportation for approximately 5 hours and a 40-minute boat ride from Sta. Teresita, Dumaran to Poblacion, Dumaran.
PSPI is the first Qualified Third Party (QTP) under the Philippines Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). PSPI is the first QTP recipient of the Universal Charge Missionary Electrification (UCME) subsidy. As a QTP - now as a MicroGrid System Provider (MGSP) under RA No. 11646 or the MicroGrid System Act - PSPI is entitled to operate as a โbundledโ utility, combining generation, transmission, and distribution. PSPI has ongoing operations as an MGSP in Malapascua Island-Daanbantayan, Cebu; Balut Island-Sarangani, Davao Occidental; Candawaga-Rizal, Palawan; Liminangcong-Taytay, Palawan; Port Barton-San Vicente, Palawan; and Manamoc-Cuyo, Palawan. PSPI has successfully turned over one site, Rio Tuba-Bataraza, Palawan, to a Distribution Utility.
Just like any other microgrid site in the country, the granting of subsidized electricity for Barangay Poblacion underwent a series of negotiations, compliance with permitting and licenses, and approvals from the LGU, the National Power Corporation - Small Power Utility Unit (NPC-SPUG), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic had a great effect on the site preparations that caused further delays in various works, procedural requirements, and approvals.
Finally, in December 2023, PSPI received the PAO-COC from ERC for diesel-generating units. It was the last permit needed to operate in the area to avail of the subsidy through the Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification (UCME). The Subsidized Approved Retail Rate (SARR) inclusive of VAT is PhP 10.9476 per kWh. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ (๐๐ฅ๐), ๐๐ถ๐
๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ (๐๐ข๐ ๐), ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ (๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐) ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ/๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐.
The Municipal Mayor Richard Herrera, Vice Mayor Caabay, NPC representatives, LGU officials and employees, and PSPI employees attended the Switch-On Ceremony. The highly anticipated energization happened at 10:30 in the morning of the same day.
In this new microgrid site, PSPI is proud to bring its exemplary work ethic and performance, akin to what it has achieved at the Port Barton microgrid, where only two (2) power interruptions were recorded in 2023. In addition, PSPI anticipates load growth and will implement line extensions to reach more consumers such as the Municipal Hospital and another sitio within barangay Poblacion with almost 90 households.
PowerSource remains committed to serving geographically isolated and off-grid communities by providing reliable and sustainable energy solutions.
