GINGOOG City Councilor Stephanie Kho member of the Committee on Energy of the Sangguniang Panlungsod wants a copy of the supply contract agreement between the Misamis Oriental Rural Electric Service Cooperative II (Moresco II) and its supplier the King Energy Generation Inc (KEGI) based in Barangay Agay-ayan this city and the FDC Misamis Oriental Power Corporation, a coal-powered located at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.
Kho said she requested a copy of the contract agreement on October 17 during the discussion with the Moresco II a few minutes after their regular session was declared adjourned.
But until now (as of this posting), the management of the electric cooperative has yet to provide her a copy, Kho said.
“Gusto naku makita ang kontrata arun atong masuta kung nagsulti ba sa tinood ang Moresco II nga mao gayod kana ang balayrunon sa atong kuryente nga atong nagamit base sa maong kasabutan,” Kho said.
Kho began her query after receiving complaints from member-consumers in the city about the high rate of electric bills and many other issues.
In other development, Kho said the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Gingoog City will invite the management of Moresco II again for another round of discussions.
“We will invite Moresco II management to tackle issues including alleged reports on table meter reading, high rate electric bill, massive brownouts, and other issues,” said Kho.
She said the council will also be questioning the alleged long-term supply contract between Moresco II and FDC.
According to reports, Moresco II signed a contract agreement with the coal-powered plant between the years and 2017 for 25 years.
While the said electric cooperative and the KEGI agreed to 10 years that supposed to end in August, of this year but KEGI insists that their supply delivery had only started a year after the signing of the contract agreement in 2012, this was according to Moresco II Board President Leo Pollentes.
For his part, City Councilor Antonio Jesus Villahermosa also wants to discuss Moresco II on “Net Metering,” which until now has yet to show the implementation of the Renewable Energy Act of 2008.
