MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 2.9 million residents and consumers remain without electricity after Super Typhoon “Uwan” battered several regions, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said in its Monday, Nov. 10, situational report.
As of 8:30 a.m., widespread outages were recorded in Aurora, Bicol, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Northern Samar, Samar, and Quirino due to downed power lines.
Twenty electric cooperatives (ECs) earlier declared total power interruption across their franchise areas.
Latest monitoring showed 34 ECs remain without electricity, while 32 affected cooperatives have already resumed normal operations.
NEA Administrator Antonio Almeda said the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative (Ficelco) is working to restore power after severe flooding disrupted its systems.
“We ask for a bit of understanding and patience. It is not easy to bring electricity back after a typhoon passes,” Almeda said. “Everything will be inspected, and the electric cooperatives will conduct line assessments to ensure safety, particularly for meters under floodwaters. They’re carrying out thorough inspections to prevent accidents.”
Meanwhile, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported as of 9 a.m. that 32 transmission lines across Luzon and Visayas remain unavailable, affecting 32 electric cooperatives.
Unavailable transmission facilities include:
- Two 138-kV lines
- Eight 230-kV lines
- Two 350-kV lines
- One 500-kV line
NGCP said nine lines have already been restored, but 44 transmission lines still await full repair and assessment.
“Loss of power may be caused by affected transmission facilities of NGCP or the distribution facilities of local utilities or electric cooperatives,” the grid operator said, noting that specific areas affected depend on their respective distribution utilities unless the outage covers an entire franchise area.