By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine
Star) | Updated December 24, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The Department
of Energy (DOE) is scrambling to rehabilitate energy facilities and to
normalize power supply following two typhoons that entered the Philippines this
Christmas season.
DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi has
directed the energy family to observe energy resiliency measures to combat the
adverse effects of Severe Tropical Storm Vinta.
“The DOE assures the public that the
energy family will work together on a 24/7 basis to immediately secure and
normalize the energy supply in the STS Vinta-affected areas,” he said.
According to the weather bureau
PAGASA, the maximum sustained winds of STS Vinta reached 65 kilometers/hour
(kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 110 kph. The center of the storm
has traversed the vicinity of Marawi City in Lanao del Sur, compromising power
facilities in the franchise areas of electric cooperatives in nearby provinces.
“We are coordinating with electric
cooperatives and other energy stakeholders in the affected areas through the
Inter-Agency Task Force on Securing Energy Facilities (IATFSEF). We
continuously monitor developments and reports so that we can mobilize our
assets to assist the most affected households and stakeholders in the storm-hit
areas,” Cusi said.
For the transmission sector, the
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that the affected energy
facilities are the Paranas-Quinapondan 69kv Line affecting Eastern Samar
Electric Cooperative, San Francisco-Tandag 69kv Line, which affected Surigao
del Sur II Electric Cooperative,Bislig-Cateel-Baganga 69kv Line, which which
affected Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative, and the Jasaan-Kinoguitan 69kv
Line.
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