CEBU and the rest of the Visayas should grow an optimum mix of traditional and renewable energy (RE) capacities to ensure power reliability and affordability, considering projected annual increases in electricity demand.

"The power demand of Cebu year-on-year is exceeding the national average. If we are even to be able to match the phenomenal growth that Cebu is experiencing right now, we would have to be very serious about generating more [power] capacity," said Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia during The Freeman's "Powering Cebu" business forum.

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