Hedcor produces enough power despite quarantine

DESPITE the enhanced community quarantine, HEDCOR is still producing enough power for Luzon areas.

“Hedcor has a special significance in this crisis and it requires a special responsibility. Despite the challenging situation, Hedcor is practicing facility quarantine in all its hydro plants in Benguet, Mt. Province and Ilocos Sur to ensure unimpeded supply of power,” Justin Lee, a hydropower plant manager said.

Arnold Tandoc, plant manager in Ilocos Sur said with Hedcor is fulfilling its duty to stakeholders -- to not only provide clean and renewable energy but also make sure it is uninterrupted.

“Members of our operations and maintenance team are divided into groups, and FQ requires them to stay at different facilities for 15 days straight alternately. This reduces exposure of the team members-- keeping them, their families and our facilities COVID-19 free,” Ariel Salipan, plant manager said.

Plant manager, Dondi Laban, added, “FQ is operating in compliance to the ECQ being implemented by the government. With that said, our power plant operators' safety is also our utmost priority. Face-to-face interactions with them are limited. Health check of the team under FQ and disinfection of the facilities are done on a regular basis.

Even with ECQ, Hedcor’s 11 run-of-river hydropower plants in Luzon continue to generate a total 142MW of clean and renewable energy.

Hedcor also implemented the work from home scheme for its support departments. To date, around 82 percent of Hedcor’s workforce now working from home  as a result of the ECQ.