KIDAPAWAN CITY: Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has ordered the restoration of electricity supply next week in seven coastal towns in Lanao del Sur pending investigation of debts of a power cooperative that reached P11 billion. “My suggestion was met with blank stares by people who then informed me that the ice plant could not be built because the town does not have electric power,” he added. Piñol immediately informed the Energy secretary about the problem and arranged a meeting with the mayors of the affected towns. After the meeting, Cusi dispatched a team to inspect power lines and other facilities in the towns before starting immediate repair and reconnection works. Cusi also ordered an immediate investigation of alleged anomalies in the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Lasureco), with which the towns’ power lines were previously connected, Piñol said.

Source: Manila Times February 22, 2017 12:45 UTC