President orders gensets for Siquijor, audits power deal

The Siquijor Island Power Cooperative (SIPCOR) has committed to improving power outages on the island, with emergency generator sets arriving this weekend as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

A one-megawatt rental genset from SIPCOR and two-megawatt gensets from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in Palawan are expected to arrive soon to provide a short-term solution to Siquijor's energy crisis.

President Marcos ordered that these generator sets be installed before June 15, while the Energy Regulatory Commission is set to issue a show cause order to SIPCOR over issues with its rental genset and power supply agreement with PROSIELCO.

The President has also directed a full legal review and audit of the power supply agreement between local power cooperative PROSIELCO and SIPCOR, vowing to hold accountable those responsible for the power crisis.

Meanwhile, SIPCOR acknowledged technical issues with one of its generator sets and is taking steps to replace necessary components as quickly as possible.