12-Hour Power Interruption Scheduled in Albay for Maintenance Work

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has scheduled a 12-hour power outage on Friday affecting multiple municipalities in Albay. The blackout will occur from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will impact areas serviced by the Ligao and Polangui substations.

NGCP reported that the outage is necessary to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on the Daraga-Ligao 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line. In coordination, the Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) will utilize this period to relocate distribution lines, retrieve poles near the Polangui substation, replace defective pin insulators, and perform its annual preventive maintenance at the substation.

ALECO assured the public that power supply will be reinstated immediately upon completion of the maintenance work, even if it happens ahead of the anticipated schedule.

The affected areas include the municipalities of Guinobatan, Oas, Ligao City, Libon, Polangui, Jovellar, and Pio Duran, where residents and businesses are advised to prepare accordingly.