NGCP: Several transmission lines unavailable amid Typhoon Tisoy
MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday said several transmission lines were unavailable as Typhoon Tisoy continues to lash a broad portion of the country.
In an advisory, NGCP said affected transmission lines are in Luzon and Visayas.
South Luzon
- Batangas-Taysan 69kV Line
Customer Affected: MERALCO, FBPC
Date/Time out: 3 December 2019 / 09:18AM
- Batangas-Mabini 69kV Line 1
Customer Affected: BATELEC II
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Customer Affected: FLECO, QUEZELCO II
Date/Time out: 3 December 2019 / 06:51AM
- Gumaca-Atimonan 69kV Line
Customer Affected: QUEZELCO I
Date/Time out: 3 December 2019 / 05:17AM
- Pitogo-Mulanay 69kV Line
Customer Affected: QUEZELCO I
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 7:19PM
- Gumaca-Lopez 69kV Line
Customer Affected: QUEZELCO I
Date/Time out: 3 December 2019 / 12:36AM
- Naga-Iriga 69kV Line
Customer Affected: CASURECO III
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 10:33PM
- Naga-Concepcion 69kV Line
Customer Affected: CASURECO II
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 10:23PM
- Naga-Sto. Domingo 69kV Line
Customer Affected: APEC
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 9:39PM
- Naga-Tinambac 69kV Line
Customer Affected: CASURECO II
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 9:48PM
- Daraga-Legazpi 69kV Line
Customer Affected: APEC
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 9:21PM
- Sorsogon-Bulan 69kV Line
Customer affected: SORECO I
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 1:56PM
- Daraga-Ligao 69kV Line
Customer affected: APEC
Date/time out: 2 December 2019 / 6:21PM
Visayas
- Calbayog-Bliss 69kV Line
Customer Affected: SAMELCO I
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 4:41PM
- Palanas-Cara-Catarman-Allen-Lao-ang 69kV Line
Customer affected: NORSAMELCO
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 2:58PM
- Paranas-Taft-Borongan-Quinapondan 69kV Line
Customer affected: ESAMELCO
Date/Time out: 2 December 2019 / 2:27PM
- Calbayog-Palanas-Cara 69kV Line
Customer affected: SAMELCO I
Date/time out: 2 December 2019 / 3:01PM
- Ormoc-San Isidro 69kV Line
Customer affected: LEYECO V, BILECO
Date/time out: 2 December 2019 / 6:00 PM
Date/time restored: 3 December 2019 / 12:16AM (partially restored)
“There are also 13 230kV transmission lines unavailable, affecting transmission services in Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon,” NGCP also said.
NGCP, however, assured that affected lines will be inspected and restored once the weather improves.
According to the 2 p.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Typhoon Tisoy initially hit land in Gubat, Sorsogon, at 11 p.m. Monday and as of Tuesday, made another landfall in San Pascual, Burias Island in Masbate, Marinduque, and Naujan in Oriental Mindoro.
Pagasa said Tisoy was packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph.
