Capelco

The CAPIZ ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (CAPELCO) was organized in accordance with RA 6038 as amended by PD 269 and PD 1645. It was registered with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) on July 7, 1971 and granted a Certificate of Franchise #4 by the National Electrification Administration. Its headquarters is located in Barangay Timpas, P... anitan,Capiz. CAPELCO is the sole electric cooperative providing electric service to the Province of Capiz and covering 473 barangays within the Sixteen (16) municipalities and one city, namely: Cuartero, Dao, Dumalag, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, Maayon, Mambusao, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz and the City of Roxas. The Province of Capiz is located in the Northern part of Panay Island in Western Visayas (Region VI) with a coverage area of 2,633 sq. kms. that covers and serves consumers in the City of Roxas and the entire Province of Capiz comprising sixteen (16) municipalities, namely, Panitan, Ivisan, Panay, Sigma, Sapian, Pontevedra, Maayon, Dao, Mambusao, Jamindan, Pres. Roxas, Pilar, Cuartero, Dumarao, Dumalag and Tapaz. The Province of Capiz borders the provinces of Aklan, Iloilo and Antique. It is known for its bountiful seafoods, thus, was named the Seafood Capital of the Philippines. The town of Panitan, Capiz was the first to be energized on August 9, 1973 making cheap, reliable, 24-hours power supply available in Capiz and was the seat of its operation since. On June 1, 1980, the town of Tapaz, Capiz was energized, making all towns in Capiz 100% energized. CAPELCO is serving 129,636 consumers as of September 2015 and 61% of the total energy sold is practically consumed by Residential consumers and the rest were shared by Commercial, Industrial, Public Building, Street lights and Irrigation. To date, 100% of the Barangays were already energized. Twenty Four (24) of it out of 473 barangays was off-grid and being supplied by 23 Solar Power System in the municipalities of Tapaz and Jamindan and one small generation ...Read More