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NewsWhore
07-17-2009, 05:40 PM
The energy system is once again on the verge of collapse. With initial power generator plans on hold, the state-run Electricity Companies (CDEEE) resorted to importing barges loaded with power generators with a view to adding 242 MW to the energy grid, but Hoy reports that the barges have yet to leave the Philippines.
CDEEE executive Pedro Pena Rubio admits that the barges should have arrived in 2008. He said that for most of the year the energy demand is of 1,600 or 1,700 MW, but in the summer the demand spikes to 2,100 MW, which puts limitations on the sector.

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