The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) signed an agreement to boost available stand-by supply through the government’s Interruptible Load Program (ILP).
Under the deal, 10 Robinsons Malls with a total committed capacity of 31 megawatts (MW) will be enrolled under the ILP where customers with large electricity consumption are encouraged to run their own generator sets whenever supply of electricity in the grid is short in exchange for monetary incentives.
The fuel they will use in running their own power source are paid by consumers.
Meralco said RLC’s committed 31 MW will be equivalent to the demand of around 124,000 households and small businesses.
RLC’s participating Robinsons malls in the ILP are in Malolos; Malabon, Manila-Main; Manila-Midtown; Las Pinas; Antipolo; Magnolia-Extension; General Trias; Galleria South; and Tagaytay Summit.
“We continue to enjoin our large load customers to participate in ILP so that, in the eventuality of a crisis, we have the contingencies in place to prevent brownouts.
Fortunately, the projections on the dips in power supply did not affect much of our customers, as we always find ways and means to anticipate our customers’ needs,” said Ferdinand Geluz, Meralco chief commercial officer, in a statement.
ILP is part of its contingency measures to ensure delivery of continuous, stable and reliable electricity service to customers within its franchise area all year round.
RLC’s 10 malls will add to the 121 companies within the Meralco franchise area with combined de-loading capacity of some 552 MW that are currently enrolled under the ILP. -Jed Macapagal
