Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company, Inc. [CEPALCO] began its operations in 1952 with a modest power generating capacity of 5000 KW and a customer base of only 750. CEPALCO nurtured the vision of becoming the best in the country’s electric distribution sector.
Today, CEPALCO has over a hundred thousand residential, commercial and industrial customers within its franchise area that covers the City of Cagayan de Oro and the Municipalities of Tagoloan, Villanueva and Jasaan, all in the Province of Misamis Oriental, including the 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate.
CEPALCO is now the 3rd largest electric distribution company in the Philippines, outside of Meralco. The company’s growth in energy consumption has consistently been among the highest in the country.