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Several transmission lines still down after Odette’s onslaught —NGCP
Several power transmission and distribution infrastructure are still down after Typhoon Odette ravaged Visayas and Mindanao, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said Thursday.
According to the NGCP, the following transmission lines are unavailable:
VISAYAS
- Maasin-Baybay 69 kilovolt (kV) Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 11:55AM
Affected Customer: Leyte Electric Cooperative (LEYECO) IV
Target restoration: 31 December 2021
- Maasin-Nasaug-San Isidro 69kV Line
Affected Customer: Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Target restoration: 31 December 2021
- Ubay-Alicia-Garcia 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 12:51PM
Affected Customer: Bohol Electric Cooperative (BOHECO) II
Target restoration: 31 December 2021
- Ubay-Trinidad-Carmen 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 4:08PM
Affected Customer: BOHECO I & II
Target restoration: 31 December 2021
- Calong-Calong-Asturias 69kV line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 5:02PM (ready for energization)
Affected Customer: Cebu Electric Cooperative (CEBECO) III
- Tagbilaran-Garcia 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 5:40PM
Affected Customer: BOHECO I, Bohol Light Company Inc. (BLCI)
Target restoration: 24 December 2021
- Amlan-San Carlos 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 4:54PM
Affected Customer: Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative (NORECO) I & II
Target restoration: 31 December 2021
- Kabankalan-Sipalay 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021, 10:18PM
Customer affected: Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO)
- Mabinay-Bayawan 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 10:59PM
Affected Customer: NORECO I & II
Target restoration: 31 December 2021
MINDANAO
- Placer-Madrid 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 2:36PM
Affected Customer: Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative (SURSECO) II, Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO), Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO)
Target restoration: 25 December 2021
- Placer-Surigao 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 2:36PM
Affected Customer: SURNECO
Target restoration: 25 December 2021
“Eleven 138kV Lines and one 230kV Line are de-energized. These lines remain out but are ready for energization as soon as power generators are ready to transmit, and distribution utilities are ready to receive power,” the NGCP said.
It said that loss of power may be caused by affected transmission facilities of NGCP or distribution facilities of local distribution utilities or electric cooperatives.
"Specific cities and municipalities affected by the power interruptions are determined by concerned distribution utilities, unless the outage affects the entire franchise area,” it added.
In an interview on ANC’s Headstart, NGCP spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza said the company was able to restore about 70% to 75% of transmission lines toppled by the calamity.
However, she said that “the remaining lines are such a big challenge especially those leading to Bohol, which I think up to now, without transmission services whatsoever.”
Meanwhile, the NGCP said the following transmission lines have been restored:
VISAYAS
- Ormoc-San Isidro 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 7:35AM
Date/Time Restored: 20 December 2021 / 5:46PM (partially energized)
Affected Customer: LEYECO III, Done Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative (DORELCO), LEYECO V
- Tolosa-San Isidro 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 11:16AM
Date/Time Restored: 20 December 2021 /
Affected Customer: DORELCO
- Ormoc-Baybay 69kV Line
Date/Time Out: 16 December 2021 / 3:50PM
Date/Time Restored: 21 December 2021 / 5:00PM
Affected Customer: LEYECO IV & V
During the ANC interview, Alabanza noted that Typhoon Odette “showed importance of LGUs supporting transmission projects.”—AOL, GMA News
