TACLOBAN CITY Leyte – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) through Atty. Cynthia Perez-Alabanza of the Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Division, disclosed the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in several parts of the provinces of Leyte and Eastern Samar on January 6 to 8, 2012.
On January 6, from 6:00 o’clock in the morning to 6:00 o’clock in the evening, power interruption will be experienced at areas of coverage of Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative Inc. (ESAMELCO) due to the replacement of poles along the Wright-Taft-Borongan 69-kV transmission line.
On January 8, from 7:00 o’clock in the morning to 6:00 o’clock in the evening, power interruption will be experienced in areas under the coverage of the Biliran Electric Cooperative (BILECO). The reason for the power shutdown is the replacement of poles along the Milagro-Tunga 69 kV Transmission Line.
Also on January 8, for about 20 minutes between 7:00 o’clock to 8:00o’clock in the morning, there will be power interruption at areas under the Franchise Area of Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DORELCO), Leyte III Electric Cooperative Inc. (LEYECO III), Leyte IV Electric Cooperative Inc. (LEYECO IV). This is due to the isolation of affected portion in line with the replacement of poles along the Milagro-Tunga 69-kV transmission line.
On the same date, for about 20 minutes between 5:00 o’clock to 6:00 o’clock in the afternoon, power interruption will be experienced at Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DORELCO), Leyte III Electric Cooperative Inc. (LEYECO III), Leyte IV Electric Cooperative Inc. (LEYECO IV), for the normalization of load, in line with the replacement of poles along the Milagro-Tunga 69-kV transmission line.
Moreover, from 7:00 o’clock in the morning to 6:00 o’clock in the evening of January 8, power interruption will be experienced in areas under the coverage of Leyte V Electric Cooperative Inc. (LEYECO V) due to the ongoing replacement of poles along the Milagro-Tunga 69-kV transmission line.
Normal operations will immediately resume after work completion. NGCP’s customers and the general public are advised to take the necessary preparations and precautions for this scheduled interruption.
NGCP further said that specific cities and municipalities to be affected by the power interruption are determined by the abovementioned Distribution Utility (DU), unless the activity affects the entire franchise area. The DU allots the available power within its franchise area and implements the power interruption schedule among the end-users. (PIA 8)
