Tacloban
City (March 6) -- The 6.5 magnitude
earthquake that hit the Region in the
evening of Monday, March 3, 2008, toppled
down the 69 KV woodpole located at Barangay
Macagtas in Catarman, Northern Samar and
placed the entire Northern Samar in total
darkness.
This
was disclosed by the state-owned National
Transmission Corporation though its Information
Officer Edna Legaspina who informed that
the toppled tower was erected and power
was restored in the 24 municipalities
under the franchise area of Northern Samar
Electric Cooperative, the following day,
Tuesday, at about 12:44 in the afternoon.
On
the same day, however, power was again
interrupted at 4:20 o'clock in the afternoon
when due to strong winds and heavy rains
a fallen coconut tree hit another 69 KV
woodpole.
Furthermore,
on the same date, at 11:35 in the evening,
the Catbalogan-Calbayog line tripped off
due to strong winds and heavy rains. This
transmission line supplies electricity
to Calbayog City and nine municipalities
under the franchise area of Samar I Electric
Cooperative (SAMELCO I).
Power
in Calbayog City and the nine other towns
in Samar province was restored on Wednesday,
March 5, at 1:22 in the afternoon.
At
4:44 in the afternoon of March 5, power
in Catarman and several municipalities
in Northern Samar was restored. Supply
of electricity in the entire Northern
Samar province was back to normal at 5:12
in the afternoon.
Meanwhile,
today, March 6, the Ormoc-Baybay-Hilongos
69KV line in the Leyte province, tripped
off at 10:26 in the morning but power
was immediately restored one minute after.
TRANCO
reported that affected by the momentary
fault were the municipalities under the
Leyte V Electric Cooperative (LEYECO V)
- Talisayan, Leyte IV Electric Cooperative
(LEYECO IV) and three big industries in
Baybay City, the Visayan Oil Mill, Incorporated
(VOMI), the Specialty Pulp Manufacturing,
Incorporated (SPMI), and the SC Global
Coco Products, Incorporated.
TRANSCO
assured that all transmission lines both
in Leyte and Samar are now in normal condition.
(PIA 8)
