Blackouts in earthquake-hit areas in the Visayas will continue as the Department of Energy (DoE) and its stakeholders are working 24/7 to restore electricity within three to seven days, Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Saturday. Cusi said the DOE engineers were enforcing a combination of bypass and build-back-better strategies to speed up repairs on the power plants. Cusi inspected the 180-megawatt Majanandog Geothermal Power Plant (GPP); 230-MW Malitbog GPP; 120-MW Tongonan GPP; and 120-MW Upper Majiao GPP. The Upper Majiao plant is expected to operate in five to seven days, bringing 132 MW back to the grid. Sustaining only minor damages, the Malitbog GPP can deliver around 150 MW by July 11 to Samar and Ormoc City.

Source: Manila Times July 08, 2017 11:48 UTC