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Month: August 2024
Cebu Pacific Increases Flights for More Juans to Bacolod
Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), the leading airline in the Philippines, is expanding its services to offer more Juans the opportunity to fly to and from Bacolod-Silay Airport, boosting connectivity to the City of Smiles. Starting this September, and also...
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Mayor Albee Benitez on Negros Power’s Modernization Plans
- August 28, 2024
- Bacolod
- Business
- Alijis Substation Power Transformer
- bacolod city
- Bacolod power crisis
- CENECO
- Central Negros
- Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- CPCN
- Distribution Utility
- DU
- electricity
- energy demand
- ERC
- Iloilo City
- Manual Load Dropping
- massive brownout. Engr. Bailey Del Castillo
- Mayor Albee Benitez
- mobile substation
- MORE Power
- MORE Power mobile substation
- NEGROS Power
- overloading
- transformer
Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez talked about Negros Power's modernization plans during a press conference with NEPC Chief Operations Officer Engineer Bailey Del Castillo.
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POWER IS BACK: Negros Power Restores Electricity to Alijis Feeders
- August 27, 2024
- Bacolod
- Business
- Alijis feeders
- Alijis Substation
- Alijis Substation Power Transformer
- BACIWA pumping stations
- bacolod city
- CENECO
- CENECO Facilities
- Central Negros
- Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- CPCN
- Distribution Utility
- DU
- electricity
- energy demand
- ERC
- generator sets
- Iloilo City
- Manual Load Dropping
- massive brownout. Engr. Bailey Del Castillo
- massive brownouts in Bacolod City
- mobile substation
- Modernization
- MORE Power
- MORE Power mobile substation
- Negros Occidental
- NEGROS Power
- Negros Power Franchise
- NEPC
- overloading
- transformer
Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) has successfully restored electricity to over 40,000 consumers affected by the breakdown of the Alijis Substation in Bacolod City. Their team worked tirelessly, even through rain, putting in their...
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Negros Power Provides Generator Sets to BACIWA Pumping Stations
- August 26, 2024
- Bacolod
- Business
- Alijis feeders
- Alijis Substation
- Alijis Substation Power Transformer
- BACIWA pumping stations
- bacolod city
- CENECO
- CENECO Facilities
- Central Negros
- Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- CPCN
- Distribution Utility
- DU
- electricity
- energy demand
- ERC
- generator sets
- Iloilo City
- Manual Load Dropping
- massive brownout. Engr. Bailey Del Castillo
- massive brownouts in Bacolod City
- mobile substation
- Modernization
- MORE Power
- MORE Power mobile substation
- Negros Occidental
- NEGROS Power
- Negros Power Franchise
- NEPC
- overloading
- transformer
In response to the power supply issues caused by the breakdown at the Alijis Substation, Negros Power stepped in to help maintain water supply by providing generator sets to key pumping stations operated by the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA)....
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A Timely Takeover: The JVA’s Crucial Role In A Power Crisis
- August 25, 2024
- Business
- Alijis feeders
- Alijis Substation
- Alijis Substation Power Transformer
- bacolod city
- CENECO
- CENECO Facilities
- Central Negros
- Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- CPCN
- Distribution Utility
- DU
- electricity
- energy demand
- ERC
- Iloilo City
- Manual Load Dropping
- massive brownout. Engr. Bailey Del Castillo
- massive brownouts in Bacolod City
- mobile substation
- Modernization
- MORE Power
- MORE Power mobile substation
- Negros Occidental
- NEGROS Power
- Negros Power Franchise
- NEPC
- overloading
- transformer
Bacolod City recently experienced a serious power crisis that just proved we were right to vote for the JVA that formed Negros Power.
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Celebrating Womanhood and Homemaking: Reflections on the Latest Charlie’s Angels Reboot
Recently, I watched the reboot of the Charlie’s Angels franchise, which follows the first two movies. It left a strong impression on me as a father of two daughters. The film showcases the strength and resilience of women, which I deeply...
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Mobile Substation Deployed to Bacolod City
MORE Power deploys its mobile substation to Bacolod to support the Alijis substation--a temporary measure that aims to restore power quickly as Negros Power works on the broken transformer.
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Alijis Substation Transformer Breakdown: Bacolod City Faces Major Power Disruption
Bacolod City is facing a serious power crisis after the unexpected breakdown of the 30/37 MegaVolt Amperes (MVA) transformer at the Alijis Substation. The transformer, which had been serving the city for 13 years, suffered an irreparable failure,...
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A Prevalent Cause of Power Interruptions: Unmanaged Vegetation
Power interruption in Bacolod City and Central Negros is mostly caused by unmanaged vegetation. Read about Negros Power's efforts to minimize outages by clearing vegetation.
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Cheers to Merzci Murcia, Negros Occidental: Grand Opening of its 71st Branch
The new 4-in-1 Merzci Murcia location combines a bakeshop, fast food, pasalubong center, and bake-off area all in one place.
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