BARMM-MENRE Minister Akmad A. Brahim, together with Director Nasiri B. Abas and Chief Energy Regulations Officer Al-Montazer S. Mandong of Energy Management and Development Services (EMDS), welcomed the team from Aboitiz Power during their visit to the MENRE office last 7 April 2022.

Aboitiz Power Chief Operations Officer for Distribution Utilities Anton Perdices, Chief Finance Officer for Distribution Utilities Jeihan Borlaza, and several supervisors from Cotabato Light and Power Company visited the MENRE to discuss important issues about the electric power sector of BARMM, especially in the franchise area of CoLight.

Minister Brahim thanked the Aboitiz Power for providing excellent services in their franchise area. The Minister also expressed that he is open to collaborate with the power corporation in providing the best service to the constituents of BARMM.

COO Perdices and his team laid down their future projects and programs, including the preparations for the upcoming national elections. Perdices also proposed to bolster both institutions’ collaborative efforts in making sure that the franchise area of Aboitiz Power within BARMM will be given more reliable service due to numerous development projects that are occurring in the region.

After this first meeting, the MENRE and Aboitiz Power are looking forward to having a better understanding and collaboration on the current power sector’s demand in the Bangsamoro Region.