In December 2021, the Philippines was hit by Super Typhoon ‘Odette’, a catastrophic tropical cyclone that brought a widespread power outage affecting more than 3 million families. Despite efforts to restore electricity after the storm subsided, the situation proved difficult for power supply to resume at full tilt. When the power grid fails, malls are most susceptive to monetary loss due to the closure of retail businesses, banks and other critical services. Also, perishable goods stored under a specific temperature in the supermarket and F&B outlets will deteriorate due to power failure.
That happened to a shopping mall in Cebu, as it urgently needed a temporary electrical power supply until the permanent power was restored. In response, the management team of the shopping mall turned to Hastings Motor Corporation for a reliable power supply that could sustain their load requirement to keep their operations ongoing.
