Manila, April 16 -- Officials of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) on Friday assured constituents of the province of a steady power supply for Ramadan.

"No power outages will be experienced as Muslims need it most as they perform Ramadan fasting-related activities," said Ashary Maongco, Magelco general manager.

Fasting for the annual observance of Ramadan started April 13 and is expected to end on May 11.

Maongco made the assurance after the completion of a major project that improved energy distribution to three adjoining towns of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Upi, and Datu Blah Sinsuat, all in Maguindanao.

On Thursday, the power firm switched on the Capiton-Nuro, Upi 13.2-kilovolt (kV) distribution lines that will stabilize power su...