Power glitch sends Oro, Bukidnon in darkness

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By Froilan Gallardo

A TECHNICAL glitch at a transmission line of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in its Tagoloan sub-station had resulted in a three-hour unscheduled brownout in parts of Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon Thursday night.

NGCP information officer Beth Ladaga said a conductor at the Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (Buseco) in its Tagoloan–Lunocan 69 KV line tripped off around 5:27 p.m. Thursday.

Ladaga said it resulted in a cascading effect and hit the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco) Natumulan 69 KV line that distributes electricity to Cagayan de Oro.

“The trip off resulted in a brownout that affected half of Cepalco’s franchise area,” Cepalco information officer Marilyn Chaves told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.

The power-monitoring department of the Davao-base Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) also confirmed the cause of Thursday’s brownout.

Minda's Romeo Montenegro said they monitored the situation when they saw the transmission line at Tagoloan sub-station tripped off Thursday.

Montenegro said NGCP engineers rushed to restore the lines following the brownout.

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