Power transmission services in Zambo restored
- Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2015/09/25/power-transmission-services-zambo-restored-432394
- Friday, September 25, 2015
- By Bong Garcia
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said trees and vegetation tripped off the transmission line that caused power outage Thursday in the regions of Zamboanga Peninsula and parts of Northern Mindanao.
Elizabeth Ladaga, NGCP regional corporate communications officer, said in a statement Friday that investigation showed trees and vegetation along the Baloi-Aurora 138 kilovolt (KV) in the village of Ditucalan, Iligan City, caused the line to trip at 9:35 a.m. Thursday.
“This resulted in power interruptions affecting the entire Zamboanga Peninsula as well as Misamis Occidental, and parts of Lanao del Norte,” Ladaga added.
Ladaga said the planting of trees and vegetation clearly violates the company’s right-of-way policy and breached the recommended safety clearance.
She said they implemented on Thursday the blackout restoration procedures in the affected areas to bring back electricity transmission services to customers.
She said the scheduled maintenance shutdown on the second line -- Agus 5-Aurora 138-KV -- delivering power to Zamboanga Peninsula was aborted to bring back the power immediately to the affected areas.
She said the Agus 5-Aurora 138-kV line was energized at 11:02 a.m. Thursday, restoring power to Zamboanga Peninsula.
The Baloi–Aurora 138-kV line, on the other hand, was energized at 1:13 p.m. after trees and vegetation that caused the line fault was cleared.