GENERAL ELECTRIC
Surviving the Storm
Location
Tacloban. Manila. The Philippines.
In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, unsung heroes emerged unbowed from the wreckage of their communities. With no time to mourn the loss of loved ones or re-build their own destroyed homes, the remarkable story of Cebu Island’s linemen and their battle to restore energy shows not only the triumph of the human spirit but the sacrifices ordinary people make when confronted with the extraordinary. Central to the disaster recovery has been the GE Jenbacher engine providing vital electricity off the grid...