Bicol cut off from Luzon power grid, recovery efforts initiated

Strong winds from Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun) isolated Bicol from the Luzon power grid, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Wednesday.

 

In its Wednesday morning update, the NGCP said 13 69-kilovolt lines, one 350-kilovolt line and two 230-kilovolt lines were affected by Glenda.

 

"Bicol region was isolated from the grid due to the outage of the ... 230-kV lines," it said.

 

The NGCP said the facilities affected by Glenda included:

 

- Leyte-Luzon 350-kV High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), no power flow from Luzon to Visayas

- Tayabas-Naga 230-kV Line

- Gumaca-Labo 230-kV Line

 

- Bay-Calamba 69-kV Line

- Gumaca-Hondagua-Tagkawayan 69-kV Line

- Gumaca-Pitogo-Mulanay 69-kV Line

- Daraga–Legaspi 69-kV line

- Daraga–Sorsogon 69-kV line

- Naga-Libmanan 69-kV line

- Naga-Lagonoy 69-kV line

- Naga-Iriga 69-kV line

- Paranas–Taft–Quinapondan 69-kV line

- Calbayog–Catbalogan 69-kV line

- Calbayog–Catarman–Allen 69-kV line

- Calbayog–Palanas–Cara 69-kV line

- Catarman–Bobolosan 69-kV line

 

No power, water in bicol

 

GMA News' Steve Dailisan reported power and water services were cut off in Legazpi City in Albay.

 

Some patients at a hospital in Legazpi City were evacuated after the emergency room was flooded.

 

On the other hand, some houses at Barangay San Roque in Legazpi City were washed away by big waves.

 

Recovery efforts

 

In Camarines Sur, however, Rep. Ma. Leonor "Leni" Robredo said Naga City has started recovery efforts.

 

"Naga City started recovery efforts as soon as Glenda turned its back. Too much devastation but already on the road to recovery," she said.

 

A report by RGMA Naga's Boy Reita Jr. said 922 families were staying in evacuation centers and churches in the city.

 

— Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News