A. Power Generation Plants (Grid-Connected)
• All power generation plants in the affected areas are under NORMAL OPERATIONS.
B. National Power Corporation (NPC) – Dam Status
• As of 6:00 PM on 23 August 2022, Binga dam (located in Itogon, Benguet) is under ALERT status and has an on-going spilling operations:
Binga Dam
Elevation: 571.91
Gate Opening: Gate No. 3 @ 0.3mtrs
Spillage: 34.08 cms
Affected Areas: Brgy. Tinongdan and Brgy. Dalupirip, Town of Itogon, Province of Benguet
C. NPC - Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG)
• All off-grid plants in Northern Luzon are under NORMAL OPERATIONS condition as of reporting.
D. Transmission Lines
• Based on NGCP Report, one (1) 69 kV line (Labrador-Bolinao 69kV Line) was affected but energized immediately.
• There is also one (1) 500kV transmission line unavailable but with no affected NGCP customer.
• As of 6:00 PM, transmission lines and facilities in Northern Luzon are under NORMAL OPERATIONS.
• NGCP has mobilized its line crews and is currently conducting patrols to inspect and assess the impact of the severe tropical storm to its operations and facilities, and simultaneous restoration activities are being conducted on the areas already accessible.
• Please note that loss of power may be caused by affected transmission facilities of NGCP or distribution facilities of local distribution utilities or electric cooperatives. Specific cities and municipalities affected by the power interruptions are determined by concerned Distribution Utilities, unless the outage affects the entire franchise area.
E. Private Distribution Utilities
• MERALCO is under NORMAL OPERATIONS.
F. Electric Cooperatives
National Electrification Administration (NEA)
• Based on Power Monitoring Report as of 1:00 PM on 23 August 2022, a total of thirty (30) electric cooperatives (ECs) from nineteen (19) provinces and six (6) regions were placed under different Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal.
• Out of the thirty (30) ECs, seven (7) experienced power interruption and four (4) ECs managed to restore their power within six (6) hours while the rest of the ECs are in normal operation.
• ECs with partial power interruption and on-going restoration are as follows:
CAGELCO I (3 municipalities)
CAGELCO II (4 municipalities)
ISELCO II (1 municipality)
G. Downstream Oil Industry (DOI) Facilities
• As of 1:00 PM on 23 August 2022, no damage in DOI facilities was received; all are operational.
• No reported oil supply shortage was received as of to date.
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