Philippines: Power in 3 quake-hit Visayas provinces now restored - DOE

Philippines: Power in 3 quake-hit Visayas provinces now restored - DOE

The electricity in three quake-hit provinces of Visayas has been fully
restored, according to the Department of Energy.

In a statement, the DOE said the restoration of power in the provinces of
Leyte, Samar and Bohol were ahead of the earlier deadline.

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi commended all those in the energy department
and industry participants who contributed to attaining this achievement four
days earlier than the 31 July deadline.

"I congratulate and thank the hardworking people, especially those on the
ground, for attaining 100 percent restoration of power in Leyte, Samar and
Bohol, " Cusi said.

The System Operator, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, reported
to the DOE that the newly transferred 150Mva Transformer 2 at the Ormoc
Substation was successfully energized at on Wednesday and is loading
electricity effective Friday, July 28.

Cusi explained that another 135 MW could be delivered to Leyte, Samar and
Bohol.

"The task to build a stronger and more resilient energy system lies ahead.
Our hosting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue in Bohol next week will help
us learn more and do more," Cusi added.

The total potential of 330 megawatts in the three islands to address its
projected peak demand of 291 megawatts is broken down with 135 megawatts
traversing the Ormoc Substation; 40 megawatts from Tongonan Geothermal Power
Plant; (3) around 20 megawatts from various embedded generation sources; and
(4) an additional 135 megawatts through the Ormoc Substation.

The projected peak demand for Leyte, Samar and Bohol is 291 megawatts, with
210 megawatts for Leyte and Samar and 81 megawatts for Bohol.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

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