Zamsureco-1 shuts down power for corrective maintenance

Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative-1 (Zamsureco-1).

Sub-Station in Tiguma, Pagadian City (Photo by JONG CADION

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, June 10 (PNA) -– The power service was shut down Tuesday for nine hours in 15 towns in this city which are being served by the Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative-1 (Zamsureco-1).

Zamsureco-1 information officer Liberal Cabatcha said the power interruption from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday paved the way for transmission line corrective maintenance by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

Cabatcha said the transmission line corrective maintenance was undertaken in the municipalities of Aurora, Labangan and Tukuran, this province.

Aside from Aurora, Labangan and Tukuran municipalities, the other towns affected by the nine-hour brownout were the following: Dumalinao, Guipos, San Pablo, Tigbao, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, San Miguel, Vincenzo Sagun, Dimataling, Dinas, Pitogo, Tabina, and this city.

Consumers were advised to take all necessary measures to protect their appliances and electrical equipment.

The Zamsureco-1 serves this city and 24 of the 26 towns of this province with 69,857 member-consumers. (PNA)
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