Outages in Visayas as #AmangPH knocks power lines

MANILA, Philippines (5th UPDATE) – Several areas in Southern Leyte began experiencing outages since Friday, January 16, after strong winds toppled down a transmission line that connects a Maasin City cooperative to the grid as Tropical Storm Amang (international name Mekkhala) batters the province.

But the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that 9 transmission lines have been energized as of Sunday, Jan. 18.

In its 9 pm bulletin on Sunday, NGCP said that power have been restored in the following facilities as of Jan. 18:

• Naga – Tinambac 69-kV line – restored 4:41 pm
• Sorsogon-Irosin 69-kV line – restored 2:30 pm
• Calbayog-Palanas Cara 69-kV line – restored 2:14 pm
• Naga-Lagonoy 69-kV line – restored 1:33 pm
• Gumaca-Atimonan 69-kV line – restored 12:12 pm
• Naga-Naga 69-kV line – restored 11:11 am
• Naga-Libmanan 69-kV line – restored 10:48 am
• Daraga-Ligao 69-kV line – restored 10:31 am
• Daraga-Sorsogon 69-kV line – restored 8:59 am

The Gumaca-Hondagua-Tagkawayan 69-kV Line was partially restored while the Maguilayan-Tagkawayan section still under line inspection.

The Taft – Borongan 69-kV; Palanas Cara – Catarman-Allen/Bobolosan 69-kV; Paranas – Catbalogan 69-kV (Catbalogan Feeder); Catbalogan – Calbayog 69-kV Line (Gandara Feeder); and Tolosa – San Isidro 69-kV lines are still to be energized.

The rains due to Tropical Storm Amang continued as Pope Francis held his last official activity with  Luneta on Jan. 18, with a record-breaking 6 million attendees.  – Rappler.com