Manila: Another transmission line in Visayas has been restored, but two others remain unavailable after being damaged during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino (international name Kalmaegi). In its 1 p.m. report on Friday, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Maasin-Baybay 69-kilovolt (kV) Line has been restored. This line services the Leyte IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO IV).

According to Philippines News Agency, the Ormoc-San Isidro 69-kV line, which caters to Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DORELCO), Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative Inc. (SOLECO), LEYECO III, and LEYECO V, remains partially energized. The Calongcalong-Asturias 69-kV Line, which services Cebu III Electric Cooperative (CEBECO III), is totally unavailable, it added.

'NGCP has mobilized its line crews and (is) conducting restoration activities in areas already accessible,' the NGCP report reads. NGCP said loss of power may be caused by affected transmission facilities of NGCP or distribution facilities of local distribution utilities or electric cooperatives. 'Specific cities and municipalities affected by the power interruptions are determined by concerned distribution utilities, unless the outage affects the entire franchise area,' it added.