September 5, 2025 | 2:37pm
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, September 5, mentioned that the federal government takeover of the Siquijor Island Energy Corp. (SIPCOR) was crucial because the service confirmed no enchancment.
The Vitality Regulatory Fee ordered a shutdown of the Villar-owned SIPCOR after it violated a number of operational and regulatory necessities.
“We needed to take over the operations of SIPCOR for the easy purpose that wala tayong nakikitang enchancment doon sa kanilang pag-provide ng provide ng kuryente kaya’t ganoon ang nangyari,” Marcos mentioned.
(We needed to take over the operations of SIPCOR for the easy purpose that we didn’t see an enchancment of their electrical energy provide in order that’s what occurred.)
The Province of Siquijor Electrical Cooperative (PROSIELCO) would be the one to provide energy to the island, alongside the ERC and the Nationwide Electrification Administration (NEA).
Marcos himself led the ceremonial switch-on of the 17.8-megawatt energy plant on Friday morning, September 5. He had beforehand visited the island on June 11 to evaluate its longstanding problems with energy outages.
The brand new energy plant is projected to provide 17 megawatts of energy, exceeding the island’s requirement of 9 megawatts.
The president proudly proclaimed that the island’s energy provide has been accomplished.
Siquijor has lengthy had points with energy provide, with Marcos addressing the issue in his fourth State of the Nation Deal with.
Marcos mentioned that when he inspected the island’s energy amenities, the permits had expired and the mills had been damaged. He then informed the Division of Vitality, NEA and ERC to ensure that companies returned to regular.