POWER OUTAGE. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will conduct preventive and corrective maintenance in its two substations in Albay province from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday (May 12, 2023). Residents of Sto. Domingo, portions of Bacacay, Malilipot and Tabaco City in the province's First District, as well as Legazpi City, Manito, Camalig and Daraga in the Second District were advised to prepare for the 12-hour brownout. (Infographic courtesy of NGCP)
LEGAZPI CITY – Residents of two districts in Albay province have been told to prepare for a 12-hour brownout as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) conducts preventive and corrective maintenance from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday.
The Albay Electric Cooperative (Aleco) said in a message to reporters on Thursday that the areas that will be affected in the First District are the town of Santo Domingo, and portions of Bacacay, Malilipot and Tabaco City, which are connected to the Sta. Misericordia Substation.
In the Second District, the areas that will be affected are Legazpi City and the towns of Manito, Camalig and Daraga, which are connected to the Bitano and Washington Substations.
In an advisory, the NGCP said its personnel would be conducting preventive maintenance at the three substations, particularly the Daraga-Legazpi and Daraga-Sto. Domingo 69 kilovolt (kV) line segments.
Aleco will also conduct parallel activities such as massive line clearing, hot spot correction and feeder tagging.
Although the interruption is set from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. the NGCP said it will attempt to finish the work ahead of the target period. (PNA)
