Local power firm S.I. Power Corp. (Sipcor) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are ramping up efforts to address the ongoing power crisis in Siquijor, which has led to rotational outages amid growing demand and insufficient supply.
Sipcor announced Tuesday that maintenance on one of its service units was completed Monday, boosting its plant’s capacity by 7,550 kilowatts. Another unit is under evaluation for corrective maintenance, expected to be operational within the week. To temporarily fill the gap, an additional generator has been rented.
Despite an installed capacity of 11.58 megawatts (MW), only 8.816 MW is contracted to the Provincial Electric Cooperative of Siquijor (Prosielco), while demand has surged to 10.51 MW, according to a DOE site inspection. The agency cited operational, technical, and regulatory bottlenecks as key hurdles.
The DOE emphasized the urgency of resolving the shortfall, pushing for Prosielco to revise its power procurement and development plans. To further ease supply constraints, a 2 MW modular generator from Palawan Electric Cooperative is scheduled to arrive between June 11 and 12 for immediate deployment at Prosielco’s headquarters.
Consumers across the province continue to face rotating brownouts, with authorities urging swift implementation of both short-term fixes and long-term energy planning.
