Residents and businesses in Bacolod City are advised to prepare for a 6-hour power interruption tomorrow, Saturday, July 26.
In an advisory, Negros Power announced that the outage is part of its 5-year rehabilitation and modernization plan aimed at preventing unforeseen and widespread power interruptions and ensuring a more reliable electricity distribution system.
The power interruption will affect various areas across the city with durations ranging from one to six hours, depending on the specific location.
The primary reason for the scheduled outage includes the installation of a new feeder Automatic Circuit Recloser, a new substation transformer differential relay, massive installation of rubber inserts, insulator replacement, and the installation of distribution transformer and fuse cutout covers in the Asdes – Gonzaga Feeder (AGF) 1, 2, 4, and 5 areas.
Details of the Scheduled Power Interruption:
Duration: 6:00 AM to 12:00 NN & 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
AGF1 Affected Areas: Gonzaga (Substation – Lacson St.), Gonzaga St. (Gatuslao St. – Araneta St. & Gatuslao St. – Lacson St.), Mabini St. (Gonzaga St. – San Sebastian St.), San Sebastian St. (Mabini St. – DAR), Gatuslao St. (San Sebastian St. – Galo St.), Luzuriaga St. (Gatuslao St. – Araneta St.), Cuadra St. (Gatuslao St. – Lacson St.), Rizal St. (Gatuslao St. – San Juan St.), Bay Center, Bishop’s Palace, San Sebastian Cathedral, DYAF – Radyo Veritas, GE Money Bank, San Sebastian Dawis, BACIWA, LCC, Bacolod Business Inn.
AGF2 Affected Areas: Mabini St. (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), portion of Brgy. 39 (Planta Hotel, Civil Service Commission Negros Occidental Field Office, and Southville Subd.), Regency Plaza Tourist Inn, and Montalbo Gym.
Duration: 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM & 12:00 NN to 6:00 PM
AGF4 Affected Areas: Gonzaga (Substation – Lopez-Jaena St.), Lopez-Jaena St. (Gonzaga St. to Lopez-Jaena St. to Old Ceres Terminal North Drive), Galo St. (Lopez-Jaena – Mabini St.), Capitol Shopping, St. Scholastica Academy, La Salle Avenue, Capitol Ville, University of St. La Salle, portion of C.L. Montelibano up to Mormons including Villa Ramos Subd., Hervias Village 2, Doctor’s Hospital, Triangle Plaza, NORD Medical Hub, Medical Plaza.
AGF5 Affected Areas: Gonzaga (Substation – Lopez-Jaena St.), Lopez-Jaena St. (Gonzaga St. – Rosario St.), Luzuriaga St. (Lopez-Jaena St.– Mabini St.), Rosario St. (Lopez-Jaena St. – Doña Juliana St.), Lizares St. (Libertad St. – before UNO-R), Libertad St. (Margarita – BAC-UP 6), City Engineer’s Compound, portion of City Heights and Puentebella, Taculing Road (BAC-UP 6 – Garces Subd.), Taculing Court, Sanitarium Hospital, St. Francis Subd., Purok 5, Sta. Lucia Village, Forest Park Village, THASS II, Lizares Subd.
Duration: 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM & 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
AGF3 Affected Areas: 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, portion of Brgy. 9, portion of Brgy. 11, portion of Brgy. 17.
AGF6 Affected Areas: Gonzaga (Substation – 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, Sharina Heights.
AGF7 Affected Areas: Riverside Medical Center, Riverside College Inc., and Pohang Badminton Center.
Duration: 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM
MF1 Affected Areas: Lopue’s Mandalagan, Bangga Subay, Portion of Sta. Clara I (Back of Lopues), Mandalagan Highway (from corner Lacson and Mt. View Road to North Drive), 25th, 26th, 27th St, Convergys and Carmelite Monastery, Sunny Ville, Bombo Radyo.
MF3 Affected Areas: Lacson St. (from Northdrive to South Capitol Road), 12th St. (from Provincial Capitol to Aguinaldo), 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd Sts., part of 23rd, L’ Fisher Hotel, North Drive (21st to La Salle Drive), Redemptorist Church, 17th St. (from B.S. Aquino Drive to Aguinaldo St.), Riverside Medical Center, North Drive (Riverside MAB – La Salle Drive), Mc Donald’s, PNB, DBP, Bank Of Commerce, portions of 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th & 11th Streets and portion of 12th St.
MF4 Affected Areas: From Mountain View Substation going to Lopues Mandalagan including Mountain View, Prk. Sambag, (from Lopue’s Mandalagan to Bangga Pepsi including Sta. Clara Executive Village, Sta. Clara Phase I, Villa Valderrama Subd., Tropical Villas, Mesavirre Garden, Sto. Rosario, The Row, Bata Subd.) Bata Subd. Including Gold Crest Subd., and Octagon Village Hda., The Ruins, Sta Maria (Talisay), Pepsi Bottling Company.
MF5 Affected Areas: Robinson’s Commercial Complex.
