Philippines: NGCP restores power transmission facilities toppled by 'Lawin'

Philippines: NGCP restores power transmission facilities toppled by 'Lawin'

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has fully restored
its power transmission facilities in the Ilocos provinces, Abra, Benguet,
and Mountain Province that were earlier damaged by super typhoon "Lawin."

Lilibeth P. Gaydowen, public affairs officer of NGCP North Luzon, however,
said that their transmission facilities in the Cagayan Valley provinces are
not yet fully restored.

"The power transmission facilities in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya,
Quirino, Ifugao, Isabela, Cagayan, Kalinga, and Apayao are 87.57 percent
restored," she said on Friday.

She added, "all 69 kV lines were energized, except for two line segments
serving Kalinga and parts of Cagayan and Apayao."

She said the restoration activities in the Cagayan Valley are still ongoing
where 74 out of 84 toppled. 88 out of 101 leaning assorted poles (wood and
steel) are already restored.

Gaydowen also said that while most of the damaged structures are located in
difficult mountainous areas, their aviation team is now working to help
expedite the restoration.

"As far as NGCP facilities are concerned, provinces still with no power are
Kalinga and Apayao and some parts of Cagayan. Other provinces already have
100 percent transmission services," she said.

Meanwhile, linemen of Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) and Ilocos
Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) have intensified clearing and
rehabilitation operations to the collapsed household power service lines
caused by Lawin.

As of October 26, ISECO public affairs officer Clarence Ducusin said that
130, 222 households from 613 of total 768 barangays of Ilocos Sur have
restored power supply.

"We are rushing the clearing operations to the power lines in the remaining
27,858 households in the 155 barangays in Ilocos Sur to fully restore the
household's power supply in the province before the Halloween season
starts," Ducusin said.

For Ilocos Norte, Rizal Castillo, the officer - in - charge of the Zone 1
INEC, said that power supply has already been restored to the households in
urban villages of towns and cities in the province.

As of October 26, households in 180 out of 557 barangays in Ilocos Norte
still have no access to electricity

Castillo said that their linemen have difficulty delivering materials for
posts and power lines to areas which are still hard to access in the
aftermath of Lawin.

"We need ample time to fully - restore power supply in the far - flung areas
in the province," Castillo said.

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Ref:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/381477689456/ngcp-restores-power-transmi
ssion-facilities-toppled-by-lawin-

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com