Brownout in Albay could last until June 4—NDRRMC
The National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) estimates that the brownout
affecting parts of Albay could last until tomorrow, June 4.
This is
according to the official progress report released yesterday regarding the
prolonged power outage.
“As per
APEC, completion of replacement works for 2 new 10MVA transformers will be on
or before 4 June 2014,” the report reads.
Said report
also clarified reason for the power service interruption.
“On or
before 9:00 AM, 26 May 2014, Albay Power Electric Corporation (APEC)
deliberately cut off the power supply feeding Barangay Bitano Substation to perform
routine maintenance work.”
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“Assessment
revealed that necessary spare parts, including a made-to-order specification of
a 20MVA transformer in the substation, need to be replaced to resume service.”
“As of 01
June 2014, 11:00 AM, APEC technical repair personnel were able to successfully
tap for alternate power sources from unaffected substations, particularly the
one located adjacent to Embarcadero Mall, Legazpi City. In addition, some
portions of Legazpi City still do not have electric supply due to the problem
presently affecting the company for five (5) days.”
The council
also specified in said report the actions taken relative to the incident.
It said: “BFP
is on CODE YELLOW (Monitoring Alert) Status over affected localities in Albay
province and provided safety advisories to the affected households and business
industries in the area.
PDRRMC Albay
coordinated with Albay Power Electric Corporation (APEC) and other offices on
the status of power restoration effort and to expedite the resumption of power
supply, provided relevant safety advisories to affected residents through
tri-media, secured interruption with other substations to energize portions of
affected areas and directly coordinating with the Office of the President,
Office of the Executive Secretary and Department of Energy re the assumption of
the power supply.”
It added: “APEC
provided periodic status update on power restoration efforts undertaken to
consumers, affected localities, and agencies.
OCD V
coordinated with the APEC, BFP 5, and LDRRMCs on the status of power supply and
progress of restoration efforts. [It also conducted] continuous dissemination
of safety advisories to affected areas, and [is] continuously monitoring the
situation.”—BICOLSTANDARD.COM
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