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Power grid operator NGCP says restoration systems in place
Power grid operator NGCP says restoration systems in place
ABS-CBN News
Published Dec 03, 2019 09:54 AM PHT
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Updated Dec 03, 2019 10:08 AM PHT
Typhoon Tisoy topples trees and power lines in Legazpi City. Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News
MANILA -- The operator of the Philippines' power grid said Tuesday it was prepared to restore its infrastructure in case of damage due to Typhoon Tisoy (Kammuri).
These include pre-fabricated blocks and steel pieces that can be used to rebuild fallen towers "in just a few days," said National Grid Corp spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza.
The NGCP is the private firm that operates the grid, or the transmission lines between power plants and distribution utilities. A Philippine government company, Transco, owns the grid infrastructure.
"We can erect one tower without heavy equipment, with only our line personnel in the middle of a mountain, or in the middle of a field and we can do that, one or two line personnel a day," Alabanza told ANC's Headstart.
Tisoy whipped the Bicol and Southern Luzon regions overnight, damaging the Legazpi City airport and triggering a storm surge in at least one coastal town.
The NGCP is "very concerned" for Metro Manila, where most of the transmission lines are located, Alabanza said.
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