NEA urged to energize sitio hosting Antique’s greenhouse project
PNA
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial board will request the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to energize Sitio Gahit (hamlet) of Barangay Aningalan in the municipality of San Remigio which hosts the province’s demonstration farm for high-value crops.
The demonstration farm for lettuce, cabbage and pepper has seven greenhouses established in 2021.
Antique provincial board member Karmila Rose Dimamay, during their regular session on Monday, underscored the need to have Gahit energized because the greenhouses only rely on generator sets to sustain the provision of water and lighting needs, which is too costly.
Antique Electric Cooperative (Anteco) general manager Neal Peter Veñegas said they included Sitio Gahit in the 45 sitios they proposed for the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) of NEA this year.
However, the PHP70 million downloaded by NEA for SEP implementation covered only 23 sitios, and Gahit was not included.
“We need at least PHP6 million for the electrification in Sitio Gahit, which is about three kilometers away from Barangay Aningalan Proper,” said Veñegas in an audience with the provincial board.
The provincial board will pass a resolution to formalize their request to NEA next week.
