Saturday, October 10, 2015

NGCP restores power in North Mindanao after tower bombing

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 10): NGCP restores power in North Mindanao after tower bombing

The country's grid operator, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), has restored power in North Mindanao after two transmission towers were bombed by armed men in North Cotabato Friday.

In a statement Saturday, the NGCP said that power transmission service to the affected areas, namely Cotabato City, North and South Cotabato, and Maguindanao, was restored at 2:33 a.m. Saturday.

NGCP said tower 44 and tower 45 were toppled using an improvised explosive device (IED) on Friday at 11:34 p.m.

The transmission company added it has coordinated with the authorities to investigate the incident.

Last Jan 13, another explosion toppled the towers of NGCP in Pikit, Cotabato, bringing blackouts for more than two hours.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=813726

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