Repeated power interruptions have drawn concern from domestic and international clients about Cebu’s capability to support business needs, possibly affecting future transactions and partnerships, says a business leader
Energy officials say power barges and battery energy storage systems can address the imbalance in power supply and demand in the Visayas
The electric cooperative attributes the outages to ongoing national-funded substation upgrades, promising Phase 1 completion in 2026 amid rising public frustration over their unreliable services
Climate and energy groups claim that privatization will fail to resolve the power crisis and will instead compound the cooperative’s existing debt