March 10, 2009
Electrifying
Much of the Philippines' rural areas still do not have electricity (or running water, for that matter). Private power distribution companies focus on urban areas of course, so it becomes the task of the government to make sure that rural areas get a dependable supply of power. With about 7,100 islands—almost half of which are populated—it's an enormous task for any government and is made more difficult by the fact that the Philippines is a third world country battling development problems on multiple fronts. The agency mandated to provide financial, institutional and technical assistance to rural electric cooperatives is the National Electrification Administration whose head office is located in Quezon City.
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good shot
ce qui nous parait évident en France, n'est pas si facile a mettre en place dans ton pays. Avec 7100 îles, cela doit demander un travail énorme d'amener l'électricité partout.
Belle lumiere sur ta photo
what parried us hollows out in France, am not so easy has set up in your country. With 7100 islands, it must ask for a huge job to bring electricity everywhere. Nice light on your photograph
The sky is incredible, it some scene stealer, though the building looks neat eh?
A wonderful reminder of just how lucky we are to have the basic things in life. Your government has a huge task with all those islands. Thank you Hilda!
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Eagles are actually scavengers. They would rather steal someones food than have to work for it.
Odd isn't it? MB
Very interesting, Hilda. Can't imagine 7,100 islands scattered about and trying to arrange power needs for all of them!
We still have many areas in this country that don't have Internet access, but we're working on it.
That's a lot of islands to fix the electricity for.
7,100 islands, that's an enormous number. I never knew that.
7,100 islands! Who keeps the count? Did they forget any island in the past? You have to learn the names at school?
I had no idea there were so many islands! That much be quite a challenge for power.
Tidbits of info I didn't know.
it is indeed a tough job but am glad all we developed countries are doing well inspite of our politicians!
usually it's in mindanao and visayas who are less likely to reach its distribution. but for most towns, i think electricity is already available.
That's a lot of islands to provide for. It's easy to see why water companies would prefer to focus on the urban areas.
Hello Hilda!
Very interesting post you have here!
7,100 islands? I didn't realise there were so many!
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