NGCP: 15-hour total power interruption in Bohol on August 20

TAGBILARAN CITY — Boholanos will experience a 15-hour total power interruption next Saturday, August 20, for the energization of towers that were damaged by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) in December 2021.

In its advisory, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the scheduled power interruption, which will start at 4 a.m. and ends at 7 p.m., will affect the consumers of Bohol Light Inc. in Tagbilaran City and Bohol Electric Cooperative Inc. (BOHECO) I and II.

The shutdown of the Maasin-Ubay-Corella 138 kilovolt (KV) line was intended to finally restore its three permanent towers — 138kv towers 43, 22, and 105 — that were affected by the strong ty…

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