45 priests assail Albay power co-op selective restoration

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: Forty-five Catholic priests under the Diocese of Legazpi signed an open letter to the Department of Energy and San Miguel Energy Corp (SMEC) appealing for the early restoration of power supply in Albay even as it assailed what they branded as anti-poor “prioritization scheme” against the majority marginal consumers.

SMEC took over the ailing Albay Electric Cooperative (Aleco) of more than 230,000 consumers in January but the local business community in a resolution issued in June described the power supply in Albay as dismal and frustrating.