But CUC Executive Director Antonio Muna said they re-connected to Aggreko on Monday evening to allow “some final tweaking that needed to be done” at the power plants.
Muna yesterday said there was no problem when CUC took over the system after the ceremonial shutting off of the power generation from the 18 containerized units of Aggreko.
“We want to ensure that we can get the peak performance that we want from our own generating power,” he said.
What took place on Monday, he added, was a “demonstration that we are capable of providing power and we did that for six hours.”
Press Secretary Charles P. Reyes Jr. said Aggreko will be fully de-linked by mid-September.
“But we have accomplished what we set out to do — get to the point where we can go without Aggreko,” he added.
Wallon Young, CUC deputy director for power generation, said by Sept. 10, Aggreko will be physically disconnected from the CUC grid.
Meantime, Muna said CUC is “taking advantage” of Aggreko’s efficiency
“Bear in mind that the Aggreko was already paid for half a million dollars this month and its engines are more efficient than Power Plants 2 and 4,” he said.
CUC supplies the fuel that Aggreko needs.
Asked about the total fuel cost for Aggreko’s generators, Muna could not give a specific figure.
