Transmission services across the Visayas Grid are under normal operations after NGCP completed its key restoration efforts following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu.
As of 9:38 AM of 03 October (Friday), NGCP successfully energized the Daanbantayan–Tabango 230kV Line 2, the submarine cable linking Cebu and Leyte.
The company deployed over 60 personnel to work on restoration activities following the earthquake, which also damaged NGCP’s facilities at its Daanbantayan Substation, near the epicenter of the earthquake.
Power transmission services in the Visayas were normalized as early as Wednesday, 01 October, even while repairs on other transmission lines were still ongoing.
Meanwhile, the Compostela-Daanbantayan 230kV Line 1 was energized on 07 October at 2:18AM and is now operating in parallel with the earlier restored Line 2. Restoration works are ongoing for the remaining line on outage, the Daanbantayan-Tabango 230kV Line 1.
These lines provide n-1 contingency to the backbone transmission corridor already restored and do not affect any power customers.
“NGCP is working round the clock to ensure the stability and normal grid operations in Visayas following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake. Our teams on the ground continue their restoration and repair works to bolster the reliability of the transmission network,” the company said. NGCP advised the public to coordinate with their respective distribution utilities and electric cooperatives for localized power interruptions. It will continue to monitor the situation and remains on alert with aftershocks still being recorded.
