Brownouts to hit Mandaue, Consolacion today

Visayan Electric Company customers in the Mandaue and Consolacion area will experience power interruptions today as a result of the power firm's installation of another 25 MVA transformer for its Paknaan substation.

A 12-hour power interruption from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. will affect L. Jayme Street, EC Llenes Street, zones Sikwa, Kamunggay, Gabi, Kagapi, Kalabasa, Kamatis, Paliya, SB Cabahug Street, barangays Estancia from Matimco up to Basak Elementary School, Tabok Road, Z. Estrera, N. Cabahug and M. Echavez streets, Hi-Way Maguikay, P. Burgos Street and sitio Liong. The power interruption will entail the stringing of new lines and transfer of loads to the second 25 MVA transformer in the Paknaan sub-station.

The upgrading and stringing of lines will also cause power interruptions from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in barangays Cabangahan and Poblacion in Consolacion, and barangays Canduman, Casili, Cubacub, Jagobiao, Maguikay and Pagsabungan in Mandaue City. The six-hour interruption will entail the transfer of loads to the Paknaan sub-station, and reconstruction of pole for the installation of disconnecting switches.

The areas not directly affected by the upgrading will only experience 15-minute power interruptions in the morning and one-hour in the afternoon. VECO said this is needed to facilitate the temporary transfer of load to a feeder in the Consolacion sub-station.

The load switching will occur at 5:00 a.m. to 5:15 a.m. and at 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., affecting barangays Alang-alang, Basak, Estancia, Ibabao, Labogon, Maguikay, Opao, Pakna-an, Tungasan, and Umapad in Mandaue and barangays Poblacion and Tugbungan in Consolacion.

"The interruptions are part of VECO's major improvement projects to minimize the duration of power outages in the long run and ensure a reliable, safe and stable power supply for the consuming public," the VECO statement read. - Garry B. Lao/QSB