45 firms seek NPC direct connection
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
By MYRNA M. VELASCO
Enticed with the offer of competitively-priced electricity, at least 45 of the country’s biggest industrial customers have sought direct connection with the state-owned National Power Corporation, its marketing and commercial department has reported.
Already in the roster of bulk power accounts of the power utility are San Miguel Corporation, Ayala Land, Inc. and SM Super Malls, among others. The calculated total requirements of the 45 industrial applicants was placed at 214,660 kilowatts.
The other big-ticket power users seeking direct connection are Camp John Hay Special Economic Zone in Baguio City and Ammex Corporation in Benguet for a demand of 20,000 kW each.
The others are Samsung Electro Mechanics in Calamba, Laguna for 10,630 kW; Climax Arimco Mining Corporation in Nueva Vizcaya for 15,000 kW; and Crew Minerals, Inc. and Platinum Metals Corporation for 10,000 kW of demand each.
"This is an indication of the business sector’s strong confidence in the NPC’s ability to provide adequate, reliable and competitively-priced power supply," the company has noted.
Its directly-connected customers reportedly brought in additional revenue of P270 million for the state-run power firm last year.
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