The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) continues to appeal for the support of the public to keep right-of-way (ROW) clearances free of any and all obstructions.
This after a coconut tree breached the ROW clearance of the Borongan-Quinapondan 69-kilovolt (kV) line, affecting Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative Inc. The incident happened last month.
Another incident cited by NGCP involved a bamboo scaffolding that fell on the Ormoc-Lemon-Tolosa-San Isidro 69-kV line, causing power interruption for customers of five electric cooperatives—the Biliran Electric Cooperative, Leyte V Electric Cooperative (Leyeco V), Leyte III Electric Cooperative (Leyeco III), and Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative.
Also, NGCP said Leyte IV Electric Cooperative and Leyeco V suffered a repeat power interruption due to a toppled coconut tree violating the Ormoc-Baybay 69-kV line clearance.
The grid operator also said strong winds caused a bamboo tree to lean on the Nasaug-Sogod-Saint Bernard 69-kV line, affecting the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative .
“While NGCP continues to work toward improving power-transmission lines and facilities, we depend on our partner communities to help us maintain over 20,000 circuit kilometers of transmission lines. These right-of-way violations and the subsequent power interruption and inconvenience to consumers it usually brings are avoidable,” the NGCP said.
All power interruptions caused by ROW violations have since been restored and the lines energized.