The Department of Energy (DOE)-led Task Force on Energy Resiliency (TFER) is releasing this second update relative to the magnitude 6.6 earthquake last 18 August in Masbate.

STATUS OF LIFELINE FACILITIES:

A. GENERATION

• The DMCI Cataingan Satellite Plant is now under normal operations.

• NPC-SPUG power plants in the Bicol Region, EDC Tongnan, and EDC Leyte A, have no reported damages to their facilities.

B. TRANSMISSION

• The NPC 69KV Line is operating normally.

• There have been no reported damages/disturbances in the NGCP Leyte-Samar Area.

 C. DISTRIBUTION

• Areas served by the Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) experienced partial power interruption from the earthquake.

• On 19 August 2020, load shedding was caused by a 2.9 MW power shortage, due to the repair of DMCI main plant's two genset units.

TIME OUT: 10:04AM

TIME RESTORED: 7:07PM

Affected areas: Baleno, Milagros, Dimasalang, Uson and Palanas to Gahit

Areas fully restored: Aroroy, Balud, Mandaon, City of Masbate, Mobo, Cataingan, Cawayan, Esperanza, Pio V. Corpus (Limbuhan), Placer

• There are still on-going inspections of the areas affected by the toppled C1-C7 construction assembly, supplying 3-37.5 kVA banked transformer to the Cataingan National High School.

• MORE Power (PIOU) reported no severe damage to their distribution facilities. All five substations are on normal operations. However, their technical team will still be conducting a thorough inspection of their facilities, to ensure system reliability. 

OIL SUPPLY

DOE-Oil Industry Management Bureau Status Report onthe Downstream Oil Facilities and Region V Inventory

(as 19August2020, 12:00PM)

Region 5 Inventory as of August 17, 2020 (in KL)

Region 5 Inventory as of August 17, 2020 (in KL)

• TFER will issue subsequent updates to keep the public properly informed of further developments.

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