A brownout hit parts of northern Metro Manila after a construction crane hit a transmission line of the National Transmission Corporation(TRANSCO) Friday morning.
At 8.51am, a construction crane hit the 230kV Sucat-Araneta transmission line of the National Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO) near SM Centerpoint Manila causing a tripping of its transmission line.
The said transmission line services the Northern sector of the MERALCO franchise which includes Balintawak, Sta. Mesa, North Port, Tutuban, Tegen, Grace Park, Kamuning, Novaliches, Diliman, Kaybiga, Bagbagin, Malinta and Malabon.
TRANSCO corporate communications chief Arvee Villafuerte said the tripping of the line automatically triggered its protection system to shut down power from the Pagbilao, Limay, Calaca and Quezon power plants in order to prevent damage to the said plants.
TRANSCO said about 795-MW of power was lost from the Luzon grid, and that it was sourcing power from its reserve to compensate for the lost load.
MERALCO said it aims to restore full power by noon today.
SOURCE: ABS-CBN NEWS
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