March 29, 2010 NEW CEPALCO SCHEDULE grrrrrrrrrrr

Cause:  New DAILY Brownout Schedules [March 30-April 4] due to the continuing power supply curtailments imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines [NGCP] all over Mindanao

Actual Interruption Schedule:  03/30/2010

Time Start:  rotational 5 hours (8:00am-1:00pm; 1:00pm-6:00pm; 6:00pm-11:00pm

Interruption Details:

29 March 2010

NOTICE to All CEPALCO Customers

Subject: DAILY Brownout Schedules for March 30 to April 4, 2010

Please find below the load shedding schedule [5 Hours DAILY rotating brownouts] within the CEPALCO service area for the period March 30 to April 4, 2010 due to the continuing power supply curtailments imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines [NGCP] all over Mindanao. Again, CEPALCO would like to caution customers that the actual switch off and switch on time may vary from the announced schedule depending on the actual load curtailment levels imposed by NGCP on CEPALCO on a day to day basis.

Time of Brownout

Dates: March 30 & April 2

8:00am to 1:00pm – Group B

1:00pm to 6:00pm – Group C

6:00pm to 11:00pm – Group A

Dates: March 31 & April 3

8:00am to 1:00pm – Group C

1:00pm to 6:00pm – Group A

6:00pm to 11:00pm – Group B

Dates: April 1 & 4

8:00am to 1:00pm – Group A

1:00pm to 6:00pm – Group B

6:00pm to 11:00pm – Group C

GROUP A Areas [Charlie 1 & Charlie 4]:

CHARLIE 1:

1. Greater portion of the City Poblacion along and bounded by Hayes St., Mortola St., JR Borja St. including S.Daumar St. up to corner JR. Borja St., Aguinaldo St. up to corner Justo Ramonal St.,

2. Along Pabayo St.; including portions of C. Pacana St., JR Borja St., Gomez St., C.Taal St., T.Neri St., Abejuela St., Hayes St. and Gaerlan St. from Pabayo St..

3. Hayes St. from corner A.Velez St. towards City Hall area & Burgos St., along T.Chavez St. from Burgos St. up to Tiano Bros. St. – including portions of Tiano Bros. St., Rizal St., Capistrano St. from Hayes St.; and; Dolores St..

4. Along Burgos St. from T.Chavez St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Abejuela St., T.Neri St., Cruz Taal St. and Gomez St. from Burgos St..

5. Surroundings along Mabini St. from corner A.Velez St. towards Capistrano St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Tiano Bros. St. from Mabini St.; Yacapin St. from Capistrano St. towards Burgos St.; and; C.Pacana St., JR Borja St. and Gomez St. from Capistrano St.

6. Along Pabayo and T. Saco Streets from Dolores towards Clementino Chaves St. up to 15th-26th St., Nazareth.

7. Greater portion of Macasandig, all of Tibasak, all the way to Taguanao.

CHARLIE 4:

1. Portions of Camaman-an near and including towards Manto to the San Jose and St. Vianney Seminaries, greater portion of Camaman-an proper towards Bontong, Bolonsori up to Upper Camaman-an and Hayes Subdivision including Tipolohon.

2. Part of Limketkai Center, Lapasan including Mc Donalds, PNB and Allied Bank.

3. Along Recto Ave. from corner Agora Road towards Maharlika Bridge including Coca-Cola Plant & Osmeña Ext.. up to Gaabucayan St.

4. Portion of A.Luna St. towards all of Mabulay Subdivision including portion of the Provincial Capitol and Provincial Hospital Area.

5. Medical Center area along and bounded by Capistrano St., Echem St. up to corner Akut St., A.Velez St., and Recto Ave.(UCCP side), including all of Consolacion.

6. Corrales Ext. from Gaabucayan St. towards most of PPA area.

7. J.Pacana St. from Recto Avenue towards all of Macabalan area.

8. All of RER Subdivision Phases I & 2 including Dolores compound; towards Fortune Express Shop along Maharlika Highway; including all of NHA-KSS Subdivision and portion of Bayabas near Manila Broadcasting Radio Station to Capisnon area.

9. Greater part of Bulua from Bulua Rotonda towards all of Iponan.

10. Greater part of Patag including Calamansi Drive, Apovel subdivision, Terry Hills subdivision and Anhawon, Bulua area.

GROUP B Areas [Carmen 3, Tango 1 & Pueblo 2]:

CARMEN 3:

1. Portions of Carmen: along vicinities of Villarin St. towards portion of Canitoan-Pagatpat Road; including St. Mary’s Academy (formerly Cathedral School of Technology), Golden Village, City Hospital-DOH Area, COWD reservoir and Seriña St. from Villarin St. down to Madonna and Child Hospital.

2. M.Suniel St. from Villarin St. down towards portion of Mabolo St.; including Matilde Neri St., Dabatian St. and Cagayan de Oro College area; and; portion of Lirio St. area.

3. Portions of Upper Carmen towards Dagong including SM CITY; PRYCE HOTEL; SPUM & SEARSOLIN.

TANGO 1:

1. Portions of Natumulan down to Casinglot, Tagoloan.

2. All the Barangays of Bugo, Puerto, Tin-ao, Agusan, Tablon, Baloy, Cugman, Gusa, and greater portion of Lapasan.

3. Portions of Lapasan-Camaman-an road from Recto Ave. towards Limketkai Commercial Center including Grand Caprice Restaurant.

4. All of Osmeña St. and portion of Cogon Market Area (JR Borja side and Yacapin side) including Roxas St. towards portion of JR Borja St.

5. Upper Gusa, Indahag, Malasag, FS Catanico and Balubal.

6. Agora Market area including Gaabucayan St.

7. Corrales Ext. from corner Recto Ave. up to Gaabucayan St.

8. DMPI plantation, MENZI Agri, etc.

PUEBLO 2 :

1. Portions of Upper Carmen, Upper Balulang and all of Brgy. Lumbia including; PNR Sawmill, Shop and transmitter; Pueblo de Oro, Camella Homes, Xavier Estates, Xavier Heights, Xavier High School, La Buena Vida, Frontiera and Montana subdivisions; CAA-BAT Lumbia Airport & Rio Verde.

GROUP C Areas [Charlie 2, Carmen 1, Carmen 2, Tango 2]:

CHARLIE 2:

1. Along Hayes St. from Camaman-an towards V.Roa St. up to corner J.Ramonal Ext., including Pinikitan, Adela, Balangiao area, Quirino St. and Yacapin Ext.; portions of Macasandig, XU Grade School areas.

2. Along J.Ramonal Ext. from Sto. Niño, Cogon towards V.Roa St., R.Chavez St. up to Corrales Ave. corner A.Luna St.; D. Velez St & Yacapin St., JR Borja Sts between V. Roa St. and Mortola St.(PNB/Everbest) towards Daumar Sts. To Yacapin Ext. up to Doña Nieves St.

3. Along Corrales Ave. towards FICCO, Nazareth, including Yacapin Street Towards Capistrano St.,

4. Greater portion of Nazareth; greater portion of Ramonal Village. From Hayes-12th Sts up to T.Saco-14th Sts. ,T.Saco-6th Sts.,14th-21st Sts., and 15th-21st Sts.

CARMEN 1:

1. Greater portion of Carmen along Lirio St., from Trinity St., towards Oak St., Max Suniel St., Vamenta Blvd, up to cor. Jasmin St. including Waterlily St. and the Carmen market area.

2. Along Mabolo St. from Lirio St. towards corner Rosal St. including portion of Marigold St. .

3. Portions of Carmen: vicinities along Vamenta Blvd. from Fernandez St. towards greater part of Ilaya including Zayas St. up to Callos-Elloso St.: portions of Ipil St. and Mahogany St. from Fernandez St.; Madonna & Child Hospital; and; Seriña St. from COA towards Gumamela Ext.St., Guani Coliseum (former O.Roa’s) and Maharlika Police Station.

4. All of Macanhan, Carmen towards all of Lower Balulang.

CARMEN 2:

1. Portions of T.Chavez St. from Corrales Ave. up to Tiano Bros. St. including portions of A.Velez St from Hayes St..

2. Portions of Carmen along Yacal St. towards Lirio St., Vamenta Blvd., Waling-waling St. upto GSIS area including Ferrabrel St., Mango St. and portion of Rosal St. and Marigold St.

3. All of Kauswagan proper including Fairlane Village and portion of Capisnon, Bonbon and Bayabas.

4. Isla de Oro.

5. Along Montalban St. from near Tiano Bros. St. towards Burgos St., del Pilar St. and Magsaysay St. including portions of Macahambus St. and Abellanosa St. from Burgos St..

6. Portions of A.Luna St. from corner Corrales Ave.; towards vicinities along A.Velez St. upto corner Mabini St. including portion of Macahambus St. from A.Velez St. and Tiano Bros. St. from Macahambus St..

TANGO 2:

1. Portions of Natumulan, greater Tagoloan proper, all the Barangays of Baluarte, Pulot, Sugbongcogon, and Gracia, Tagoloan

2. All the Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Mohon, Sta. Ana, and Sto. Rosario, Tagoloan including Kimaya, Villanueva.

3. All of Villanueva and Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.

We hope all CEPALCO customers & the public in general will be guided by this announcement. Thank you.

Released by:

Marilyn A. Chavez

Senior Manager

Customer & Community Relations Dept.

Unscheduled brownout in Cagayan de Oro | Scramble! 10 HOURS BROWNOUT!

March 4, 2010 another “unscheduled” brownout plunged part of CDO, specifically Patag area up to Bulua, in darkness. The brownout lasted 4 hours starting 6pm ending approximately 10:30 pm. What’s the use of the rotating brown out schedules posted by CEPALCO? I had already patterned the rotating brown out schedule to my schedule when they (CEPALCO) first posted the March 2-9, 2010 of every other day brownouts. They suddenly recanted and made the March 5-10, 2010 DAILY BROWNOUTS SCHEDULE. Ok that was announced in their website. Daily it is then, yet March 4, 2010, an unscheduled brownout in Patag area caused a lot of inconveniences.

CEPALCO should have been a bit more empathic and canceled the March 5, 8am-1pm brownout for Patag area but no, CEPALCO said they have to “FOLLOW THE ROTATING BROWNOUT SCHEDULE”, bunch of hypocrites. Right now there is a rumored March 5, 2010 unscheduled brownout 6pm to 10pm again. Then that makes the brownouts nearly 10 hours long EVERYDAY! There are only average of 8 working hours a day so companies are just going to accept a 10 hour brownout??? Never mind the company losses and expenses, people’s LIVELIHOOD are at stake!

Here’s a solution. Stop giving huge salaries to execs of  National Grid Corporation of the Philippines or CEPALCO or whatever power company out there and INVEST IN NEW POWER PLANTS. If they want to curtail the power and reduce expenses then they should be the ones sacrificing to give service, that WE’RE PAYING FOR DIRECTLY through our bills and INDIRECTLY through our TAXES! To power and light companies, the power grid are your report card, power outages and you fail, no excuses. Your services are poor. Period.