BUTUAN CITY - The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)
announced on Thursday, the scheduled shutdown of the transmission facilities in
some areas of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and entire Siargao Island from
6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Milfrance Q. Capulong, NGCP Mindanao Corporate
Communications and Public Affairs Officer, said the Surigao del Norte Electric
Cooperative (SURNECO), Siargao Island Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) and
Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative (SURSECO II) are the affected distribution utilities.
Capulong said the specific cities and municipalities that will
be affected by the power interruption include the municipalities of Alegria,
Mainit, Tubod, Placer, Bacuag, Gigaquit and Claver, Surigao del Norte; Siargao
Island, Surigao del Norte; and municipalities of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid,
Carmen and Lanuza, Surigao del Sur.
NGCP explained to its customers and the public clients that
the power interruption was due to the re-scheduled
tapping of newly re-routed section from structures BM321 up to BM325 at
Adlay, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, affected by road widening of the Department
of Public Works and Highways and rehabilitation of four critical structures.
Normal power operations will immediately resume after the
work completion.
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