TAGUIG CITY – Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi today rallied the members of the energy family, through the Task Force on Energy Resiliency (TFER), to continue working together for the immediate full restoration of energy services after Typhoon Ursula barreled through the Visayas and some parts of Luzon on Christmas Day.
“The entire energy family is striving to normalize energy services, especially power, in the affected areas at the soonest, if possible before the new year. It is extremely disheartening that Christmas for some of our kababayans got dampened by this disaster, and we commiserate with all those who lost a family member or a friend to Typhoon Ursula. For the energy family’s part, we have our courageous and hardworking line men and other personnel on the ground who are working round-the-clock since yesterday to safely and urgently restore access to power,” Secretary Cusi emphasized.
Restoration efforts are currently underway, with the TFER reporting the following updates:
- POWER SECTOR
- GENERATION
- National Power Corporation-Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG) power plants in Bicol have suspended operations due to strong winds and heavy rainfall.
- NPC is gathering information on the status of other NPC-SPUG power plants in other affected areas.
- TRANSMISSION
As of 6:00 PM of 26 December 2019, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported the status of the following transmission lines in the Visayas:
RESTORED
- Panitan-Sara-Estancia 69kV Line
Assessed Damage: 5 toppled towers, 5 leaning, 1 broken
Customer affected: Capiz (CAPELCO)
Date and Time Out: 25 December 2019, 4:18AM
Date and Time Restored: 26 December 2019, 6:11PM
- Panitan-Sapian 69kV Line
*On-going damage assessment activities
Customer affected: Capiz, Antique (CAPELCO, AKELCO)
Date and Time Out: 25 December 2019, 4:18AM
Date and Time Restored: 26 December 2019, 6:11PM
UNAVAILABLE
- Panit-an-Nabas 138 kV Line
Assessed Damage: 14 toppled towers
Customer affected: Aklan province
- Ormoc-San Isidro 69kV Line
Assessed Damage: 2 toppled towers; 8 leaning
Customer affected: Northern Leyte (LEYECO V, BILECO, LEYECO III, DORELCO)
Date and Time Out: 24 December 2019, 6:21PM
- Babatngon-Apitong-Arado 69kV Line
Assessed Damage: 1 leaning
Customer affected: Northern Leyte (LEYECO II)
Date and Time Out: 24 December 2019, 6:13PM
Date and Time Restored: 26 December 2019, 10:43AM
- Paranas-Taft-Borongon-Quinapondan 69kV Line
*On-going damage assessment activities
Customer affected: Eastern Samar (ESAMELCO)
Date and Time Out:24 December 2019, 1:50PM
- Amlan-Guihulngan 69kV Line
Assessed Damage: 1 toppled tower
Customer affected: Negros Oriental (NORECO I, NORECO II)
- Nabas-Sapian 69kV Line
*On-going damage assessment activities
Customer affected: Capiz, Antique (CAPELCO, AKELCO)
Date and Time Out: 25 December 2019, 4:18AM
- Nabas-Culasi
*Ready for energization
Customer affected: Antique (ANTECO)
- Nabas-Caticlan 69kV Line
*On-going damage assessment activities
Customer affected: Boracay, Aklan (AKELCO)
Date and Time Out: 25 December 2019, 7:56AM
- Concepcion-Sara-Estancia 69 kV Line
Customer affected: Iloilo (ILECO III)
Date and Time Out: 24 December 2019, 1:50PM
- DISTRIBUTION
A total of 34 electric cooperatives (ECs) in 20 provinces across five regions were affected.
- Number of municipalities/cities that have been partially restored: 69
- Number of municipalities/cities that are for restoration: 130
ECs affected:
- Region IV-B: ROMELCO (Romblon), ORMECO (Or. Mindoro), OMECO (Occ. Mindoro), MARELCO (Marinduque), TIELCO (Romblon).
- Region V: MASELCO (Masbate), SORECO I and II (Sorsogon) due to Typhoon Tisoy.
- Region VI: CAPELCO (Capiz), Guimelco (Guimaras), AKELCO (Aklan), ANTECO (Antique), ILECO I, II and III (Iloilo), NONECO and NOCECO (Negros Occidental).
- Region VII: NORECO I and II (Negros Oriental), CEBECO II, III and BANELCO (Cebu).
- Region VIII: BILECO (Biliran), LEYECO II, III, IV and V (Leyte), ESMELCO (Eastern Samar), SAMELCO I and II (Western Samar), NORSAMELCO (Northern Samar)
- OIL SECTOR
- LIQUID FUELS AND LPG
- Phoenix Petroleum reported five damaged retail stations
- Sabando, Roxas City- damages to canopy, flag sign, pump, and cashier’s booth
- Tanauan, Leyte- damage to flag sign, spreader, canopy, cashier’s booth, glass panel, lube racks
- Naga, Tacloban City- damage to flag sign, spreader, canopy, cashier’s booth, glass panel, lube racks
- Caibaan, Tacloban City- damage to flag sign, spreader, canopy, cashier’s booth, glass panel, lube racks
- Naval, Biliran, Leyte- damage to flag sign, spreader, canopy, cashier’s booth, glass panel, lube racks
- Petron depots and terminals are operational, with healthy inventories.
- LIQUID FUELS
- Seaoil
- Babatngon, Leyte Depot
- no commercial power since the evening of 24 December
- no road access to depot via Barugo due to fallen trees and light posts; clearing operations expected today
- partial communication signal restored on the evening of 25 December
- all personnel have been accounted for
- Depots in Guimbal, Ludo, Bredco, Mabini
- no damages have been reported
- all personnel have been accounted for
- Petro Gazz
- one closed retail station in Manlurip, Tacloban, Leyte, due to major damages to the pylon post and forecourt area
- four retail stations have been damaged, but are operational
- Tanauan, Leyte - minor damage (canopy and price board)
- Pontevedra, Capiz - minor damage (canopy and forecourt)
- Ipil, Ormoc- major damage (pylon post)
- Basper, Tacloban, Leyte - contaminated gasoline product (only diesel is being sold)
- Shell
- six retail stations are closed due to damages to signages, shop exteriors, spandrels, and claddings (one in Tacloban, one in Naval, Biliran, four in Capiz)
- all depots/terminals are operational
- Insular
all depots/terminals are operational
- Unioil
- depots/terminals are operational; no damages have been reported
- retail stations are operational; no damages have been reported
- Filoil
all depots/terminals are operational
- Total
- five retail stations have closed due to power outages.
- Total Tacloban
- Total Burayan
- FBT Jaro
- FBT Alang Alang
- FBT Tolosa
- Retail Stations in Mindoro Occidental are operational
- Independent Players for Retail Stations
- Cabucgayan, Biliran
one partially damaged, but operational
- Roxas
one non-operational
- Tacloban
one unconfirmed report on damage to dispensing pumps
- Laoang
one with damaged canopy, but operational
- Balasan, Iloilo
- two non-operational
- one operational
- Sara, Iloilo
two are operational
“We are grateful to have all hands on deck at such a difficult time. All efforts are being undertaken to ensure that our fellow countrymen will have electricity access before the new year comes in,” the Energy Chief concluded.
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