KALIBO, Aklan – Around 230 linemen from different power cooperatives across the country will arrive here to help restore electricity.
“The linemen are composed of 29 teams coming from the different electric power cooperatives,” the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said, adding electricity in Capiz province has already been restored.
The Antique Electric Cooperative has arrived to help bring back electricity in this province, it said.
According to the NGCP, around 14 structures in Panay Island were damaged due to Typhoon Ursula on Dec. 25.
Recently, the National Electrification Administration has created Task Force Kapatiran to unify various electric cooperatives in helping those areas affected by power outages.
The task force is currently prioritizing areas in Kalibo and Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. Other towns in the province will follow through./PN
