The Negros Power has announced a scheduled 6-hour power interruption this Saturday, July 19, affecting several areas in center of Bacolod City.
The outage is part of the utility’s comprehensive 5-year rehabilitation and modernization plan aimed at preventing unforeseen and widespread power interruptions and ensuring a more reliable electricity distribution system for consumers.
The extensive work includes the installation of a new feeder Automatic Circuit Recloser, a new substation transformer differential relay, massive installation of rubber inserts, insulator replacement, and distribution transformer and fuse cutout covers in the Asdes – Gonzaga Feeder 1, 2, 4, and 5.
Affected Areas and Times:
6:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
AGF1 – Gonzaga: Includes areas from the Substation to Lacson St., Gonzaga St. (Gatuslao St. to Araneta St. & Gatuslao St. to Lacson St.), Mabini St. (Gonzaga St. to San Sebastian St.), San Sebastian St. (Mabini St. to DAR), Gatuslao St. (San Sebastian St. to Galo St.), Luzuriaga St. (Gatuslao St. to Araneta St.), Cuadra St. (Gatuslao St. to Lacson St.), Rizal St. (Gatuslao St. to San Juan St.), Bay Center, Bishop’s Palace, San Sebastian Cathedral, DYAF – Radyo Veritas, GE Money Bank, San Sebastian Dawis, BACIWA, LCC, and Bacolod Business Inn.
AGF2 – Mabini St.: From Gonzaga Substation to San Sebastian St., Lacson St. (Bacolod Business Inn to San Sebastian St.), Rizal St. (Victorina Arcade, Centroplez Mall, Prudential), Luzuriaga St. (portion of Bacolod Central Market Downtown, Bacolod Integral Training, Consuelo’s Supermarket), San Sebastian St. (Locsin St. to Sta. Ana St.), Lacson St. (Bacolod Business Inn to VCY Lubricants), a portion of Brgy. 39 (Planta Hotel, Civil Service Commission Negros Occidental Field Office, and Southville Subd), Regency Plaza Tourist Inn, and Montalbo Gym.
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
AGF4 – Gonzaga: From the Substation to Lopez-Jaena St., Lopez-Jaena St. (Gonzaga St. to Old Ceres Terminal North Drive), Galo St. (Lopez-Jaena to Mabini St.), Capitol Shopping, St. Scholastica Academy, La Salle Avenue, Capitol Ville, University of St. La Salle, a portion of C.L. Montelibano up to Mormons including Villa Ramos Subd., Hervias Village 2, Doctor’s Hospital, Triangle Plaza, NORD Medical Hub, and Medical Plaza.
AGF5 – Gonzaga: From the Substation to Lopez-Jaena St., Lopez-Jaena St. (Gonzaga St. to Rosario St.), Luzuriaga St. (Lopez-Jaena St. to Mabini St.), Rosario St. (Lopez-Jaena St. to Doña Juliana St.), Lizares St. (Libertad St. to before UNO-R), Libertad St. (Margarita to BAC-UP 6), City Engineer’s Compound, a portion of City Heights and Puentebella, Taculing Road (BAC-UP 6 to Garces Subd.), Taculing Court, Sanitarium Hospital, St. Francis Subd., Purok 5, Sta. Lucia Village, Forest Park Village, THASS II, and Lizares Subd.
6:00 AM to 7:00 AM & 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
AGF3 – Mabini St.: From CENECO to Galo St., Galo St. (from Mabini to Gatuslao), Locsin St. (from Galo to Rizal), Nueva St., Alisbo, PLDT, Philam Life, Provincial Hospital (now Western Visayas Regional Hospital), Cordova Road, Rizal St. (Mabini St. to Lopez-Jaena & Mabini St. to Lacson), Bugos St. (Lopez Jaena going to Gatuslao St.), LTO, Landbank, Hall Of Justice, SSS Building, 888, a portion of Brgy. 9, a portion of Brgy. 11, and a portion of Brgy. 17.
AGF6 – Gonzaga: From the Substation to Gonzaga Ext., Doña Juliana Subd., Palmas Village, Corazon Aquino Drive – Hernaez St., Prk. Gonzaga, Prk. Sunriser, Prk. Consuelo, Prk. Sunshine, Prk. Sunrise, Prk. Jardine, Prk. Jose, Prk. Cubay, and Sharina Heights.
AGF7: Riverside Medical Center, Riverside College Inc., and Pohang Badminton Center.
Negros Power extends its gratitude to the public for their understanding and cooperation during this essential maintenance work.
