PAMPANGA—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced power interruptions in some towns of Pampanga and Tarlac provinces.
Lorenz Vidal, NGCP Central Luzon Corporate Communication Officer, said power interruption would hit the towns of Mexico, Arayat, Candaba, San Luis, and Sta Ana in Pampanga tomorrow, feb. 21, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. PELCO 1 is the distributor of electricity in the affected areas.
He said the shutdown aims to accommodate PELCO I’s request to facilitate annual preventive maintenance at Plaza Luman, Arayat Substation.
Vidal added that power interruption is also scheduled in the towns of Bamban and Capas in province of Tarlac on February 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Affected distribution utility is Tarelco II.
He said the shutdown aims to facilitate testing of instrument transformers for Tarelco II’s revenue meter simultaneous with its energization of 10MVA transformer at O’ Donnel Substation.
The power outage in Tarlac was originally set this coming Friday but was rescheduled to give way to Capas’ Kasalang Bayan activity.
Vidal added normal operations will immediately resume after work completion.
He advised their customers and the general public to take the necessary preparations and precautions for this scheduled interruption.
NGCP is a privately owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid. It transmits high voltage electricity through “power superhighways” that include the interconnected system of transmission lines, towers, substations, and related assets.