HOTLINE NUMBERS:
Cortes, Tandag, Tago: 09487682646 and 09853565772
CCMCL: 09331980090
Lianga: 09326580064
San Agustin: 09326580091
San Miguel: 09326577377
Bayabas, Cagwait, Marihatag: 09326580028 or 09455794755 (Globe HOTLINE NUMBERS:
Cortes, Tandag, Tago: 09487682646 and 09853565772
CCMCL: 09331980090
Lianga: 09326580064
San Agustin: 09326580091
San Miguel: 09326577377
Bayabas, Cagwa
it, Marihatag: 09326580028 or 09455794755 (Globe)
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๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 6038 as amended by Presidential Decree 269; and similar to the experience of other electric cooperatives, SURSECO II was organized on September 10, 1979 as a private, non-stock, non-profit membership and service-oriented cooperative, and an implementing arm of the governmentโs Rural Electrification Program (REP) to realize the national policy objective for the total electrification of the Philippines on an area coverage basis. It is presently classified and categorized by the NEA as a Large; AAA electric cooperative; and belongs to the Best Region of Caraga.
๐๐๐ฎ โ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ (๐๐พ)โ? The rural electrification program has considered the โcoopโ as the logical form of organization to achieve area coverage electrification because being owned by the member-consumer-owners (MCOs), ECs are committed to pursue total electrification as opposed to a profit-motivated private utility enterprise and could generate MCO and public support and cooperation in project implementation.
๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐
As part of its initial energization program, SURSECO II took over the franchise of the power systems of the local governments of Tago, Marihatag and Carrascal; and a privately owned electric system in Tandag (now Tandag City, the capital of the province). Afterwards, it negotiated for the shipping of one (1) unit 3.75MVA (megavolt-ampere) power transformer from Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO) which was installed at the town of Madrid. Barely a year after its installation, on November 10, 1983, Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza (collectively called CARCANMADCARLAN) were energized and power was supplied by the National Power Corporation (NPC). With Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), NPCโs remaining power generation assets are now being managed by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM Corp.); and consequently, power generation transactions and contracts of SURSECO II, and other concerned ECs, transferred under the PSALM Corp. The franchise area of SURSECO II is situated along the coastal part of Surigao del Sur with a total land area of 2, 758.96 square kilometers. It is now serving roughly 74,000 consumers. Originally, SURSECO II has served 13 municipalities namely, San Agustin, Marihatag, Cagwait, Bayabas, San Miguel, Tago, Tandag, Cortes, Lanuza, Carmen, Madrid, Cantilan and Carrascal. But in 1989, the member-consumers of the municipality of San Agustin demanded to transfer to the coverage of SURSECO I. Then again, effective October 26, 2007, the municipality of San Agustin voluntarily returned to SURSECO II, tugging along the municipality of Lianga. Thus, at present, SURSECO II is serving 13 municipalities and Tandag City. Each municipality and Tandag City is being represented by one district representative. The electric power for the whole coverage area was distributed through the four substation power transformers respectively located at the municipalities of Madrid, Cagwait, Lianga and Tandag. The coop has 100% energization, excluding Barangay Lobo in the municipality of Cantilan, and Barangay Bitaugan in the municipality of San Miguel which were originally waived to the Department of Energy (DOE). Fortunately, the National Government is now aiming to energize these two barangays through the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) through the NEA.
