ILOILO – There will be a 19-hour power interruption in select areas of the municipalities of Cabatuan, Santa Barbara and Pavia on May 5, according to the Iloilo Electric Cooperative 1 (ILECO-1).
The decades-old transformer of ILECO-1’s power substation in Santa Barbara would be replaced with a new one, according to Mike Paguntalan, the electric cooperative’s manager.
The brownout will be from 1 a.m. to 7 p.m.
After the installation of the new transformer which would take around five hours, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines would conduct a test, said Paguntalan.
By around 1 p.m. or 2 p.m., ILECO-1 may be able to resume delivering power.
“Pero basi bala may mga problema so gin-maximize ta ang time asta sa gabi-i,” said Paguntalan.
The affected areas are as follows:
* portions of Cabatuan (Iloilo International Airport, barangays Cadoldolan, Guibuangan-Tigbauan, Talanghauan, Tiring)
* portions of Santa Barbara (barangays Agusipan, Agutayan, Arroyo Street, Bagumbayan, Ban-ag, Bantay, Barasa Este/Oeste, Bermejo Street, Binangkilan, Bitaog-Taytay, Blanco Street, Bolong Este/Oeste, Buayahon, Burgos Street, Cabugao Sur, Cafe, Canipayan, Castilla Street, Daga, Dalid, Duyan-Duyan, GMTD, GM Delgado, Taft Street, Guno, Hinco Street, Lacadon, Lanag, Magalona Street, Mambuyo, Manhayang, Maravilla Street, Merlo Street, Miraga-Guiboangan, Montinola Street, Omambong, Pal-agon, Pungsod, Rizal Street, Rodriguez Street, Roosevelt Street, Sangcate, Sodusta Street, Talanghauan, Tigtig, Tugas, and Tungay)
* portions of Pavia (barangays Amparo, Cabugao Sur, Evangelista Street, Hedriana Street, Maliao, Maquiling Street, Pal-agon, Ramos Street and Sumakwel)
A few more areas being served by ILECO-1 would experience power interruption, too, due to a scheduled temporary disconnection and connection of loop of 69kV line at the Santa Barbara power substation. This one is from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Affected areas are portions of the municipalities of Alimodian, Cabatuan, Guimbal, Igbaras, Leon, Maasin, Oton, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Tigbauan, Tubungan, and Pavia (except Pavia’s barangays Anilao, Cabugao Norte, Pagsanga-an, Poblacion, Tigum, Ungka 1 and 2).
Today, May 3, a brownout is scheduled from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. due to the conversion of the three-phase primary line to double-circuit line.
Affected areas are portion of the town of Leganes such as Sitio Calamaisan, Annex Builders & Petron Gas Station in Barangay Guihaman./PN
