Power outages hit Region 9, parts of Northern Mindanao

The entire Region 9 and parts of Northern Mindanao have experienced power outage Thursday due to a line fault in the transmission line of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
Elizabeth Ladaga, NGCP regional corporate communications officer, said the line fault was between the sub-stations in Baloi, Lanao del Norte and Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur.
“Reports indicated that power loss was experienced at 9:34 a.m. due to the tripping of Baloi-Aurora 138 kilovolt (KV) line,” Ladaga added.
She said they are still determining the cause of the transmission line fault and “will issue a statement immediately when investigation is completed.”
She said power service has been restored in parts of Northern Mindanao around 11:40 a.m. after implementing a remedial scheme.
Meanwhile, power service has resumed shortly before 2 p.m. in this city which is being served by an Independent Power Producer (IPP), the Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC). (PNA)