Power Supply
Power is transmitted to the city through a 138 KV transmission line from the Kabankalan sub-station located about 60 kilometers from the City. The line connects to a 50 MVA substation in Barangay Canturay. Distribution to the various households is managed by the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NOCECO). All barangays are now energized, although only about 37 percent of the total households have been connected to the system.
All of the 17 percent barangays have mostly partial power connections with only the poblacion fully energized, except for Barangay 4. Barangay San Jose is almost 70 percent energized followed by Manlucahoc (45%), Canturay (34%), Nauhang and Nabulao (30%). The least energized barangays are Camindangan (only 12%) and Cartagena (20%). The remaining 63 percent of households not served by electrical connection rely on traditional lighting sources such as gas lamps and candles.
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