Mt. Province village gets power from Hedcor

ENERGIZED – Hedcor staff and officials of Sabangan, Mountain Province hold “switch on” rites to provide power to Sitio Doskit in Barangay Napua. 

POWER UPDATE

Estefany Mae Tawagon

SABANGAN, Mountain Province -- Sitio Doskit here in Barangay Napua -- a village 22 km away from the Poblacion recently got electricity through Hedcor’s energization program.
    Napua barangay captain Peter Ing-inga said living without electricity slows down progress and he is now excited to see how the community can thrive and enjoy technology such as entertainment and communications. 
    The electrification program energized 17 households and a hundred more are expected to get their electricity.
    Hedcor tapped Mt. Province Electric Coop. Inc. to install electric wires and posts in the 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 residents especially the students as they venture into the changes brought about by the pandemic,” said Berny Zamoranos, Hedcor Sabangan grid manager.
    “Hedcor treats access to electricity as a basic human right as it allows us to power the technology we use every day,” he said.     “We, in Hedcor, envision the community of Sabangan to enjoy the same like simple light at night. 
    The ceremonial switch-on was attended by Sabangan Mayor Marcial Lawilao, Jr, barangay captain Peter Ing-inga, and Mopreco team headed by engineer Jimmy Depalog and Doskit residents
    Sabangan is home to Hedcor’s 14MW hydropower plant. Hedcor, a run-of-river hydropower arm of AboitizPower, operates 22 plants across the country with a total generating capacity of 277.36 MW.