Zambales towns still without power

SEVEN of the 13 towns in Zambales have been experiencing total or partial blackout since Friday morning after workers of the local power supplier walked out.

Authorities said some 500,000 residents from 60,000 households are affected by the power outages in Subic, Castillejos, San Marcelino, San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe and Cabangan.

Workers walked from their respective posts in support of officials of the Zambales Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO II) who vacated their offices in response to the court order affirming the petition filed by the previous ZAMECO officials.

Zameco II interim board chairman Dominador Gallardo received the writ of injunction order issued by Olongapo City RTC Branch 75 Judge Raymond Viray which orders Gallardo and his other officials to vacate their offices giving way to the former officials to assume their duties.

“Nakakalungkot dahil malinaw na isang panig lamang ang pinakinggan ng hukom,” said Gallardo.

In support to Gallardo and his group, workers from all Zameco II offices in the seven municipalities, including those from the Sub-Station in Castillejos, walked out from their posts.

Rumors spread that some Zameco II employees in Castillejos took equipment from the power sub-station which caused the brownout. Ruben A. Veloria - Peoples Journal

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There are text messages circulating in the province that the real cause of the walkout is the "pakikialam ng mga Magsaysay sa kuryente"

CITYWIDE POWER INTERRUPTION

NOTICE OF SERVICE POWER INTERRUPTION

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the Public Utilities Dept. (PUD) would like to inform the public that Olongapo will experience a nine-hour (9-hour) CITYWIDE POWER INTERRUPTION on May 14, 2009, Thursday, 8AM to 5PM.

Reason for the CITYWIDE POWER INTERRUPTION is due to repair of the ‘’APMT of MVA Transformer No. 2 and its associated equipment at the Olongapo Substation’’.

Power will be restored anytime without notice immediately once work is completed.

NOTICE OF POWER INTERRUPTION (PUD)

ANNOUNCEMENT

NOTICE OF POWER INTERRUPTION
Public Utilities Department

The Public Utilities Dept. (PUD) would like to inform the public that Olongapo will experience a one-hour (1-hour) CITYWIDE POWER INTERRUPTION on April 28, 2009, Tuesday, 9AM to 10AM.

Reason for the CITYWIDE POWER INTERRUPTION is due to repair of the 69kv terminal connector at NGCP Compound, Halfmoon Beach.

Meanwhile, the following areas will continue to experience POWER INTERRUPTION until 1PM:

1. Whole of Brgy. East Bajac-Bajac aand West Bajac-Bajac except along Davidson St.
from 20th to 22nd St;
2. Along West 20th St. from River to Caron St;
3. Along West 22nd St. from Davidson to Rizal Triangle;
4. Whole of Brgy. New Banicain, New Kababae, New Ilalim, East & West Tapinac, New
Kalalake, New Asinan and Pag-asa.
5. Portion of Brgy. Kalaklan National Hiway from Nagbakulao to CBMU and Washington
St., from Virginia to Texas St. Kalaklan ridge DWHL line.

Power will be restored anytime without notice immediately once work is completed.

BROWN-OUTS IN `GAPO

Due to strong winds brought about by typhoon “Julian”, the city again experienced power interruptions these past few days.

On August 04, 2008, power interruptions were experienced in Barangays West and East Bajac-Bajac and also parts of Brgy. Baretto.

Barangay Baretto experienced a power interruption by eleven ‘o clock (11am) in the morning caused by a broken power line.

By two ‘o clock (2pm) in the afternoon another power interruption hit Barangay Baretto. This time, a broken transformer caused the power outage.

Also, at around 2pm, West and East Bajac-Bajac experienced a power interruption caused by a fallen power line.

The Public Utilities Department (PUD) immediately responded to repair the cause of the interruptions and restored the power supply the soonest time possible.

Last July, it can be recalled that several brown-outs were also experienced by the city due to problems in the transmission lines being maintained by the National Power Corporation (NPC) and Transco.

“Sa kabila ng pagiging luma ng ating sistema ng kuryente sa lungsod, ginagwa namin ang lahat upang ma-normalize ang serbisyo ng kuryente sa Olongapo habang hinihintay nating ma-modernize ito,” ani Louie Lopez, manager ng PUD.

For more information about power interruptions please call the PUD 24-hour hotline 223-3105.

PAO/Don