The Ayala Property Management Corporation (APMC) has committed 56 MW to the Manila Electric Company’s (MERALCO) interruptible load program (ILP) as part of the company’s efforts to ensure stable and reliable electricity supply.
The new contract brings APMC’s ILP commitment from 88 megawatts (MW) to 144 MW.
Michael Magpusao, Chief Engineer and Chief Operating Officer of APMC said that “the ILP exemplifies the spirit of bayanihan because while the national government prepares the grid for a more reliable supply, we, in the load side, are doing our part to help communities.”
In a webinar, MERALCO appealed to other corporations to join the ILP to help prevent power interruptions, especially during the dry seasons as regular households consume more electricity.
Currently, there are 117 companies across the MERALCO franchise area, with a total capacity of 616 MW.
MERALCO Spokesperson and Head for Corporate Communications, Joe Zaldarriaga said that “electricity consumption historically rises during the dry months because of the increased use of cooling appliances. That’s why we, in MERALCO, continue to share a wealth of energy efficiency tips, not only to help our customers better manage their power consumption but also to encourage its adoption as a way of life.”
The Department of Energy (DOE), MERALCO, and other industry stakeholders gave its customers the reassurance that they were doing all possible to provide services to them year-round and without interruption.
ILP is an energy demand management program wherein large-load customers or customers who consume more electricity than the regular household are requested to use their generators or reduce their operations instead of pulling power from the main source to help reserve more energy for the regular consumers, thus sparing them from power interruptions especially when supply is scarce.