Jollygoodfellow Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Im surprised that a public holiday or 5 are not declared for the elections Philippines to shut down malls to save powerThe Philippine government, grappling with electricity shortages brought on by a long drought, said Thursday it will ask shopping malls and factories to shut down for several days to ensure an uninterrupted power supply during May elections. Optical scanning machines will be used for the first time to count the votes and transmit them electronically, but some poll watchdogs have expressed fear of a failure of the May 10 national elections in case of power cuts. A consortium that won the bid to provide 80,000 machines has promised to supply back-up batteries. Energy Secretary Jose Ibazeta said the government will ask malls and factories in the southern region of Mindanao, which has been worst hit by daily rotating blackouts lasting several hours, to shut down or scale down operations for three days from May 9 to 11 to save energy.http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EUVFAG0.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Im surprised that a public holiday or 5 are not declared for the elections Philippines to shut down malls to save powerThe Philippine government, grappling with electricity shortages brought on by a long drought, said Thursday it will ask shopping malls and factories to shut down for several days to ensure an uninterrupted power supply during May elections.Optical scanning machines will be used for the first time to count the votes and transmit them electronically, but some poll watchdogs have expressed fear of a failure of the May 10 national elections in case of power cuts.A consortium that won the bid to provide 80,000 machines has promised to supply back-up batteries.Energy Secretary Jose Ibazeta said the government will ask malls and factories in the southern region of Mindanao, which has been worst hit by daily rotating blackouts lasting several hours, to shut down or scale down operations for three days from May 9 to 11 to save energy.http://www.businessw...s/D9EUVFAG0.htm & who is going to pay all the workers salaries cuz most do not get paid when they do not work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Most large consumers of electricity have their own gensets so there wouldn't be a need to shutdown the business. Just ask them to voluntarily not use power from the grid for those days.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singers Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) Most large consumers of electricity have their own gensets so there wouldn't be a need to shutdown the business. Just ask them to voluntarily not use power from the grid for those days.Sensible solutions and planning ARE NOT NEWS-worthy in PI !! and most likely not thought of anyway??:thumbsup: Edited April 9, 2010 by Singers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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