Only by connecting Mindanao to the Luzon-Visayas power grid could the Philippines solve its on-and-off problem of electricity shortage in Mindanao, a member of the Senate energy committee said on Sunday.
Sen. Ralph Recto, also a former director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda), noted that the Luzon-Visayas power grid had excess power that could be diverted to Mindanao if the southern island were part of the network.
Recto echoed observations that Mindanao remained dependent on hydroelectric power, which has been at the mercy of the weather. Little or no rainfall would be disastrous to hydropower plants dependent on the waterways on the island.
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