LAOAG CITY, May 28 (PIA) – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) set a nine-hour power interruption in Ilocos Norte and some parts of Ilocos Sur on Friday, May 30. NGCP North Luzon Public Affairs Officer Lilibeth P. Gaydowen said the power outage, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., is part of the annual preventive maintenance and testing of 100MVA power transformer at the San Esteban substation in Ilocos Sur. “The power interruption […]
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