Awards & Recognition

About the Competition

Innovate Cebu! Ideas That Empower is a community-centered innovation competition organized by Visayan Electric, in partnership with Aboitiz Foundation Inc. and InnovationForce. Designed to engage professionals and students, the competition challenges participants to address Cebu’s most pressing infrastructure challenges through technology and creativity.

This year’s theme — “Building a Resilient Cebu: Driving Innovative Solutions for Reliability, Resilience, and Regeneration” — called for breakthrough ideas capable of making a measurable impact on the region.

Our Winning Solution: TXERA

CubeWorks’ entry, TXERA, is an IIoT-based system engineered for the power distribution sector, recognized for its groundbreaking approach to modernizing grid reliability:

• 1 Transformer Outage Management — Real-time alerts that dramatically reduce downtime and accelerate restoration.
• 2 Load Monitoring — Smart data tracking to prevent overloads and significantly extend transformer asset life.
• 3 Non-Technical Loss (NTL) Monitoring — Advanced analytics to detect and curb electricity theft and unmetered consumption.

This recognition fuels our commitment to driving sustainable, tech-forward infrastructure across the Philippines. We are honored to have competed alongside the brightest minds in Cebu and grateful to Visayan Electric and Aboitiz Foundation for championing local innovation.