Saturday, November 22, 2014

NGCP schedules power interruption in Zambosur



PAGADIAN CITY: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will carry on with its 3-hour rotational brownout imposed in this city starting Monday, Nov. 24.

The NGCP website said it has the crucial task of delivering safe and reliable electricity throughout the archipelago.

But as early as now, several businessmen are complaining that the business climate of Christmas in the city might be affected if the rotational brownout continues until Christmas.

Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative 1 (Zamsureco-1) information officer Liberal Cabatcha explained the power curtailment imposed was not formally announced by the NGCP.

Cabatcha, however said Zamsureco was already informed last October of the looming power limitation this year-end, especially this Christmas season.

Cabatcha added that Zamsureco-1 will comply with NGCP’s 15-minute power outrage from 8:45 to 9:00 in the morning and from 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon.

The affected consumers are those living at the east portion of city comprising 10 barangays including the nearby towns of Labangan and Tukuran.

Power curtailment will resume again by 6:00 until 9:00 in the evening affecting the west portion of the city comprising 12 barangays including some towns of the second congressional district.

The NGCP has not given any word about this rotational brownouts or how long they will last, Cabatcha said, as the first brownout occurred yesterday after power was restored into regular in September.

It was learned that peak load demand for Zamsureco-1 is 34 MW to enable the cooperative to supply electricity to almost 70,000 member-consumers in this city and 24 municipalities.