NGCP to repair bombed Tower 12

Electric cooperatives and private power utilities are asked by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to voluntarily shed load effective 10:00 a.m. today, November 11, 2009 resulting in rotating brownouts of short durations throughout Mindanao.

NGCP Mindanao Operations and Maintenance Head Mr. Emmanuel Abellanosa said the load curtailment scheme is resorted to maintain the integrity of the Mindanao power grid following the isolation of Agus 1 (40 megawatts) and Agus 2 (100 megawatts) hydroelectric power plants at 12:45 a.m. today due to the toppling of bombed tower no. 12 at Sitio Taburo, Nangka, Baloi, Lanao del Norte. The Abaga-Agus 2 138 kilovolt (KV) lines are now unserviceable.

The load curtailment is a temporary scheme to keep a manageable supply and demand condition in the grid while it is under some constraints. NGCP, as the grid operator, is especially looking at the generation reserve level, which should not be less than the on-line plant with the biggest load. The load curtailment scheme affords this crucial flexibility. The NGCP hopes for the utmost cooperation of its power customers on the load shedding scheme.

The NGCP has mobilized manpower and materials to immediately install an Emergency Restoration System (ERS) to temporarily energize the damaged lines and restore power flow from the Agus plants. The team is just awaiting clearance from the military to enter the bombed site. ( Beth Ladaga, NGCP Communications)

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