ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Dipolog City government is eyeing to put up a mini-hydro power plant to augment the electricity needs of the consumers in that city, which is the capital of Zamboanga del Norte province.
This was disclosed Wednesday by Dipolog City Mayor Evelyn Uy who said they are planning to tap either the Dipolog or Dapitan Rivers as the source of hydro power.
Uy said it is part of the city government effort to help address the impending energy problem in Mindanao in general and Dipolog City in particular.
"We should be prepared as early as now. The electricity demand is growing but the supply is not increasing," she said.
The mayor said she will present the proposal to the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) for the conduct of a feasibility study in coming up with the mini-hydro power plant in Dipolog City.
She said the project, once realized, is sufficient enough in augmenting the electricity needs of the residents in Dipolog City.
She disclosed that Dipolog City has been experiencing a nine-hour brownout every Saturday for almost a year already and has greatly affected the business sector.
Aside from that, she said they often experienced low-voltage during weekdays.
She disclosed that initially they were planning to put up solar energy facilities but it is expensive though environment friendly.
Dipolog City is a booming city aside from being the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte. (PNA)
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