TACLOBAN CITY Leyte (PIA) – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) served notice of the scheduled power shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in the province of Biliran and in some parts of Leyte province, on June 2 and 3, 2012.
Mr. Elmer Cruz of the NGCP Visayas informed that from 6:00 o’clock in the morning to 6:00 o’clock in the evening, power shutdown will be experienced by consumers in the franchise area of the Biliran Electric Cooperative, Inc. or BILECO. This is due to the maintenance activity at Ormoc substation and the replacement of wood poles along Milagro-Tunga-Tolosa 69kV transmission line.
At the same time on June 2, power shutdown will also be experienced in the service areas of Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DORELCO), Leyte III Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO III), and Leyte V Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO V), due to the maintenance activity Ormoc substation and replacement of wood poles along Milagro-Tunga-Tolosa 69kV transmission line.
Moreover, for 20 minutes between 5:00 o’clock to 6:00 o’clock in the afternoon of June 2, power interruption will be experienced in the service area of Leyte IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO IV) due to the normalization of load in line with the maintenance activity at Ormoc substation.
Meanwhile, from 6:00 o’clock in the morning to 6:00 o’clock in the afternoon of June 3, power shutdown will be implemented in the service area of Leyte IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO IV), due to the replacement of wood poles along Ormoc-Baybay 69kV transmission line.
Also on June 3, for twenty minutes between 6:00 o’clock to 7:00 o’clock in the morning, power interruption will be effected at the service area of Leyte V Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO V) due to the isolation of affected portion in line with the replacement of wood poles along Ormoc-Baybay 69kV transmission line.
Mr. Cruz 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 im-plements the power interruption schedule among the end-users.
Normal operations will immediately resume after work completion, Mr. Cruz said. NGCP’s customers and the general public are advised to take the necessary preparations and precautions for this scheduled interruption. (PIA 8)
