There will be a 12-hour power interruption from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, that will affect portions of Bacolod City, Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto, Ervin Stan Leo P. Ticar, Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) acting general manager, announced on Tuesday, November 15.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will shut down its Bacolod-Alijis 69kV transmission line to reconfigure its transformer protection, which will affect CENECO’s Alijis and Murcia substations.
CENECO will take advantage of this downtime to conduct simultaneous maintenance activities, Ticar said.
The cooperative will conduct preventive maintenance of its 30MVA Alijis Substation and 10MVA Murcia Substation and related accessories, replace its three-phase primary rotten poles for safety and reliability of feeder lines, and undertake line clearing activities, he said.
Areas affected will be the:
AF1 Portion of Alijis Road (Alijis Substation to areas before Good Year), Bacolod Girl’s Home, Prk. Pag-asa, John B. Lacson College, Pauline Village, ECC Villas, Greenplains Subd., Akina Village, South Residences, Araneta Highway (Monark Eqpt. down to Medalla Elem. Sch.), Bel-Air Subd., Woodstock Subd., Villa Cristina Subd., Prk. 8 Baybay, Gardenville Subd., Florenceville, ManVille Subd., Akina Village
AF2 Portion of Alijis Road (Alijis Substation to areas before Maranatha Sch.), Baronessa Metal Corp., part of Greenplains Subd., Araneta Street, Magsaysay Ave. to Sugarland Hotel, Luxur Place (former Bacolod Convention Plaza and Hotel), Teleperformance, Bacolod Police Station, Goldenfield Commercial Complex, Magsungay, Henrietta Village, Airport Subd., Calong-Calong, Villa Esperanza, Palmas Del Mar, Orient Marine, Villa Servando, Golden River Village
AF3 Alijis Road (from Alijis Substation to Pagla-um Village), Provindencia Subd., Prk. Gaisano, Celita Village, Negros Metal Corp. – ACCO Housing, La Villa Guadalupe Phase 1&2, Cosmos Bottling, Hillside Subd., La Salle Ville, Carmen Ville, Hermelinda Homes, Kabugwason, East Homes 4, 5 and 6, Lion Ville, Pedrosa Village, Bacolod Homes Royal, Camella South, St. Vincent’s Subd., Grandville 1, 2 & 3 Subd., Forest Hill, Had. Gonzaga, Brgy. Mansilingan, Green Acres Subd., Villa Magdalene, April Joseph Mansilingan, Olympia Village, Lolita Heights, Regent Pearl-Alijis and Panaad Site, Felisa Subd., Paglaum Village, Villa Maria Reyna North & South, South Spring, Bangga Totong – Elementary school, Handumanan Zone 4, 5 & 6, Portion of Lucky Home Subd., Had. Edmar, Bangga Totong – Brgy. Felisa, Portion of Handumanan from Bangga Totong to Handumanan Catholic Church (Holy Family Parish Church)
AF4 TRANSCOM, Back of Alijis Substation, Oriental & Motolite, A1 Gas, Viva, Alijis Road (from Alijis Substation to Airport Terminal), Bacolod Memorial Park, Asian Alcohol, Sasson Furniture, Jade Court II, VL Yap, Good Year and Teletech (Robinsons Metro), Lopue’s South Square
AF5 Baronnesa Metal Corporation
AF6 Alijis Substation going to Girls Home, Corazon Aquino Drive (from Girls Home going to BCNHS including Garces Subd.), Bacolod City National High School, City Heights, BAC-UP 6, Espinos Village, Victorina Heights, Puentebella Subd., Rosario Heights, BM ACMA, Bakyas, JJ Gonzaga, Purity Home Owner’s Asso., CERES Motorpool, P & NB Subd., portion of Mansilingan, Brgy. Vista Alegre and BACIWA Vista Alegre Pumping Station, dead end of primary line at Taculing Elementary School, Prk. Kabulakan
AF7 New Coca – Cola Plant (Mansilingan)
MUF1 Prk. Manayaosayao, Canlaon View Subd.,Tanduay, Proper Blumintritt, Golf and Country Club, Villa Hermelinda Subd., Teres II Subd., Nestle
MUF2 Marian missionaries, Hda. Josefa II, Hda. Olive 2, Had.Jovelanos, Binitin, Candongon, Cansilayan, Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto, the whole municipalities of Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto.Brgy. Lopez Jaena to Mambucal, Had. Mala, Co Salazar,(R14): Brgy. Alegria, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, CPAC (Central Philippine Adventist College), Country Homes, Firmville, Iglau-an, Talotog, Buenavista, Salvacion, Caliban, Nature’s Spring Subd.
Electricity consumers are advised that in the event of any power interruption electrical switch/es should be turned-off for safety reasons. Ticar said.
When electricity supply resumes, please provide an allowance of about 10 to 15 minutes before switching on all electrical appliances and facilities to avoid a power surge, he added.
Those who have inquiries, may call the CENECO Call Center at telephone numbers 458-6777 local 1101, 1102 and 1103, Ticar said.*