Chito Peralta, general manager of AKELCO, said that typhoon Yolanda toppled electricity distribution lines to as much as 70 percent in the entire province.
Aside from the province, AKELCO also distributes power to Pandan and Libertad towns in Antique and a barangay in Capiz.
"We are also doing our best to energize major areas in Kalibo by November 19. We also hope that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will fast track its effort in restoring lines from Iloilo and Negros", Peralta said.
The major areas include the Kalibo International Airport, Metro Kalibo Water District, Dr. Rafael S. Tumbukon Memorial Hospital and neighboring communities.
To augment the electricity, the AKELCO plans to utilize the diesel plant of the Global Business Power Corporation (GBPC) in Barangay Mabilo, New Washington.
Peralta said that the GBPC hopes to power up electricity in the priority areas while awaiting for the connection of the distribution lines from the NGCP.
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