A 12-hour power interruption on Sunday, July 11, will affect consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. in the cities of Bacolod and Bago in Negros Occidental.
CENECO acting general manager Danny Pondevilla announced on Tuesday, July 6, that the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ scheduled power service interruption was due to the shutdown of the Bacolod-San Enrique 69kV transmission line, and other maintenance works.
As a result, affected consumers will experience power interruption from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., he said.
The affected areas are:
SF1: From Sum-ag Substation to Sum-ag Highway, whole of Pta. Taytay Road including VMA, Sum–ag Highway to Medalla Elementary School near CEGASCO, Brgy. Pahanocoy, Pahanocoy Village (NHA Housing), Brgy. Road from Bangga Tomaro to Brgy. Cabug and along Circumferential Road from Araneta down to HJR Prawn Processing, boundary of Bago City and Bacolod City including Fiesta Homes Subd., Prk. KBS and San Sebastian Village up to Pta. Taytay Elementary School, Oroland Subd., Deca homes, Prk. Malipayon 1,2,3 and 4, Brgy. Firmville executive, Villa Maria Reyna South, BanggaTotong, Had. Edmar, Handumanan, Brgy. Felisa.
SF2: From Sum-ag Substation along Abuanan Road (Sum-ag) to portion of Bago, Brgy. Tabunan, Sta. Clara Subd., Quiet Place Resort, Brgy. Dulao, Maria Elena Brgy. Atipulu-an and Brgy. Abuanan, Sayson Piggery, GC&C Crusher, Prk. Sambag, Prk. Cadena de Amor, Prk. Rose 1 & 2, Prk. Maasin and Prk. Sta. Rita, Dulao, Prk. Tumpok and Prk. Overflow, Blumentritt
HF1: Portion of Brgy Lag-asan, Brgy. Balingasag, Bago City College, Prk. Kapahuan 1 and 2, Bago City Hospital, Prk. Santan, San Esteban Phase 2, Sta. Catalina Subdivision, Brgy. Sampinit, CF1, CF2, San Gabriel Subd., Villa Cristita, Carmella Homes, Prk. Camingawan, Prk. San Francisco, BrgyCalumanggan, Prk. Flower, Prk. Paraiso, Brgy. Taloc, Prk, Newton, Cawayanan
HF2: The whole area of Bago City including San Esteban Phase 1, Brgy. Poblacion, Pta. Playa, Prk. Batad, Prk. Malipayon, Baywalk.
HF3: Crossing Ubay, Bago Eco-Center,Humberto’s Resort, Hda. Pili, Brgy. Pacol, Brgy. Bagroy, Brgy. Sagasa, Brgy. Caridad, Brgy. Allanza, Brgy. Don Jorge Araneta (Central Ma-ao)
HF4: Lag-asan relocation site, Brgy. Napoles, Brgy. Malingin, Crossing Mining, Brgy. Ma-ao, Villa Cresteta, Brgy. Bacong, Brgy. Binobuhan, Brgy. Mailum, Brgy. Ilijan, Viva Mineral Water, Buenos Aires Resort, Brgy. Manghumay, PNOC-EDC.
Electricity consumers are advised that in the event of any power interruption, electrical switches should be turned off for safety reasons.
“When electricity supply resumes, please provide an allowance of about 10-15 minutes before switching on all electrical appliances and facilities to avoid a power surge,” CENECO added.*