Danessa Rivera (The Philippine
Star) - November 10, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The Department
of Energy (DOE) is investigating a massive power outage in Mindanao on
Thursday.
“We are validating the cause of the
blackout... We are taking steps to secure electricity services in Mindanao,”
DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi said.
A report received by the National
Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said a blackout that occurred at around
10:38 a.m. affected Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Zamboanga peninsula
provinces and parts of the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos and
Davao.
The NGCP said the power outage was
caused by an “intentional toppling” of vegetation to the lines between the
Baloi-Agus 2 138 kiloVolt line.
The Mindanao grid was placed on red
alert due to the blackout.
Power was restored at around 1:56
p.m. also on Thursday, with the restoration of the affected lines, except the
Agus 2 – Baloi Lines 1 and 2.
In Zamboanga peninsula, operations
at the NGCP substation was restored after the Western Mindanao Power Corp.’s diesel-fired
power plant was synchronized to the grid.
“We are asking the NGCP and other
stakeholders to explain the cause... to prevent the incident from happening
again,” Cusi said.
The DOE assured the public that it
has been monitoring the situation along with other energy stakeholders.
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