CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- Some areas in the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Aurora will experience power interruption up to 11 hours on Thursday.
In an advisory issued by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the areas in Nueva Ecija and Aurora that will be affected by the shutdown of their transmission lines are those being serviced by the Nueva Ecija II-Electric Cooperative, Inc.-Area I (NEECO II-Area 1); Nueva Ecija II-Electric Cooperative, Inc.-Area II (NEECO II-Area 2); and Aurora Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AURELCO).
The 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. scheduled brownout will affect the towns of Talavera, Lupao, Carranglan, Aliaga, Quezon, Licab, Sto. Domingo, Munoz, Guimba, Talugtug, Sta. Rosa, San Leonardo, Gen. Tinio, Penaranda, Laur, Bongabon, Gabaldon, Llanera, Gen. Natividad, Rizal and Palayan City, all in Nueva Ecija; and Dingalan, San Luis, Maria Aurora, Baler and Dipaculao, all in Aurora.
Ernest Lorenz Vidal, NGCP Central Luzon Corporate Communications and Public Affairs officer, said the power interruption aims to facilitate the preventive activity inside Cabanatuan Substation, and along Cabanatuan-San Luis 69-kilovolt line.
The NGCP has advised their customers and the general public to take the necessary preparations and precautions for the scheduled interruption. (PNA)
