Stability for the most part has been accomplished despite the difficult period faced by CUC in the early months of last year, Muna said.
He said the rehabilitation effort, which started on Dec. 24, for the engines 5 and 7 of the Power Plant 1, will further stabilize the system.
“The year 2008 was very challenging, especially in the first few months,” he said. “The first three to four months onboard was really very stressful and demanding.”
But with the installation of Aggreko’s generators in September and the ongoing rehabilitation process, CUC is now achieving a certain degree of stability “that will allow us to very thoughtful on how we go forward and not make decisions out of desperation — we want to ensure that we will make decisions that will be beneficial to the customers.”
CUC is paying Aggreko over $500,000 a month.
Scheduled power outages have been eliminated, although occasional power interruptions have occurred when power distribution lines experienced problems.
On Dec. 31, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial signed another declaration extending a state of disaster emergency for CUC.
Press Secretary Charles P. Reyes Jr. said CUC will most likely remain under a state of emergency as long as the Aggreko generators are in place.
For this year, Muna said they will be looking for stability in cost and services, not only for power but for water and wastewater as well.
“We want to ensure that we can continue to provide services to the customers, and at the same time not overburdening them with rates that are unaffordable,” the CUC executive director said.
