Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star)
- September 18, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Power
restoration in several provinces in northern Luzon could take up to a month as
the cost of damage to power cooperatives climbed to P116 million.
The National Electrification
Administration (NEA) has pegged the initial estimated cost of damage to power
coops at P116.367 million based on the data gathered.
The agency said of the 22 electric
cooperatives affected by Typhoon Ompong, eight have restored full electricity
service to all the municipalities within their respective coverage areas.
“Based on the submission of the
electric cooperatives, out of the 22 electric cooperatives (ECs) affected by
Typhoon Ompong, eight ECs have actually energized all their municipalities. The
rest are either partially restored or the power restoration efforts are
ongoing,” NEA deputy administrator for technical services Artis Nikki Tortola
said.
Meanwhile, electricity services are
partially restored to areas covered by 14 ECs, namely Ilocos Norte Electric
Cooperative Inc., Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative Inc., La Union Electric
Cooperative Inc., Cagayan I Electric Cooperative Inc. (Cagelco I), Cagelco II,
Isabela I Electric Cooperative Inc. (Iselco I), Iselco II, Nueva Vizcaya
Electric Cooperative, Benguet Electric Cooperative Inc., Mountain Province Electric
Cooperative Inc., Abra Electric Cooperative, Kalinga Apayao Electric
Cooperative, Ifugao Electric Cooperative and Aurora Electric Cooperative.
Tortola said it could take days to a
month before power is fully restored to the areas covered by these 14 CCs.
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