DIPOLOG CITY - The
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has recently deactivated
the operations of its 2013 Power Task Force Election (PTFE) .
Atty. Cynthia Alabanza, NGCP spokesperson said the
deactivation of the Task force took effect last May 17, 2013.
The NGCP PTFE, which operated 24 hours a day since May 10 at
NGCP’s Over-all Disaster Command Center in Diliman, Quezon City, was created to
monitor the system condition, restoration activities, and reports from the
Regional Command Centers and submitted the same to the Department of Energy and
other external agencies, as well as ensure its readiness to respond to
emergency situations during the election period.
The
NGCP has suspended all its preventive maintenance operations one week before
and one week after the election to ensure continuity in power distribution and
further ensure that its technical people and linemen were pre-positioned in areas
where they would be most needed during emergency situation.
Alabanza
pointed out that NGCP is ready to organize a similar task force to ensure
reliable power transmission services during crucial national events such as
elections.