Another tower of power-grid operator National Grid Corp. of
the Philippines (NGCP) was bombed in Lanao del Sur on Monday -- the second
incident for this year.
In an advisory, the NGCP said "Tower 50 of Agus
2-Kibawe 138 kilovolt (kV) line in Brgy. Pantar, Dimayon Bubong, Lanao del Sur
was bombed early morning on January 18."
The Sy-led firm noted the tower was not toppled, but repairs
would be conducted after the area was secured.
The grid operator warned the bombings would further
"aggravate the tenuous power situation in Mindanao ."
It said the incoming 600-MW power supply would not relieve Mindanao 's energy shortfall -- if the bombing of
transmission facilities were not stopped.
NGCP calls on the public and the local and national
government to assist in identifying the perpetrators.
Meanwhile, the grid operator reported Tower 25 in Ramain,
Lanao del Norte was still not repaired.
NGCP said it awaited the resolution of the right-of-way
(ROW) claims of landowner Sambitori to the National Transmission Corp.
(TransCo).
Sambitori earlier rejected the request of NGCP crews to
enter his property as he argued the payment for ROW was not settled. NGCP also
said he stressed the demand for payment was decades ago.
The grid operator calls on the public, local government
units, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police
(PNP) to help monitor the safety of the transmission towers.
The Department of Energy (DOE) also warned earlier that the
bombing incidents would affect power rates through the recovery for
transmission costs. However, DOE secretary Zenaida Monsada said there was no
estimate on the price impact yet for Mindanao 's
grid.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=847745
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