Baguio City, Aug. 5 -- The Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) is steadily replacing traditional overhead electric lines with insulated "tree wire" systems to reduce power outages caused by vegetation that is common across this city and Benguet.
Cris Gonzales, Beneco's Community Relations chief, said in an interview on Monday the shift began in 2022, targeting backbone and lateral distribution lines. The eventual goal is to extend this upgrade to household-level connections.
He said the target is to extend the upgrade to household-level connections.
However, it would take a while as funds being used are only from the internally generated funds and the reinvestment for sustainable capital expense (RFSC).
While more expensive than the...
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