CORTES, Bohol, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- While Bohol Electric Cooperative II (BOHECO II) has partially restored power in eight of its 21-town service area, some 47,478 households still remain without power.
In its power restoration report issued Jan. 17, typhoon Odette totally damaged nearly 50,000 households in their coverage area.
In Ubay alone, Bohol’s biggest town, Odette left a trail of destruction on 11,242 households, which could not be reenergized unless repaired and made habitable again.
In nearby Talibon, the typhoon’s strong winds and devastating storm surge destroyed 9,562 houses which are declared totally damaged.
Another 5,763 houses were totally damaged in Trinidad, 3,763 in San Miguel, 3,297 in Getafe, 2,827 in Buenavista, and 2,418 in Danao.
Over a thousand houses were also declared unfit to be reenergized in Candijay, Mabini, and Alicia, while Guindulman had 866 houses destroyed and Dagohoy also had 828 houses which can not be reenergized.
After a month after the storm, BOHECO II has restored its backbone lines that brought power from the power barge 104, the temporary source of power in Bohol, to 8,435 households near sub-stations.
Houses along the Ubay-Garcia Hernandez Substation were already lit.
This line passed from Ubay to Alicia, Candijay, Guindulman, Duero, Jagna, Garcia Hernandez and even stretching to Valencia along the highway.
Another line branched out from Alicia to Pilar, Sierra Bullones and then to Pilar, however, only few households have been re-tapped.
As of the last report, BOHECO II is still set to get 136,674 households readied as soon as a reliable power source, like the one from Leyte, can be tapped.
Of the distribution utility’s catchment service areas covering 476 barangays, power is restored in only 64 barangays or 19.75%.
As of Jan. 17, there was still no power in Mabini, Sierra Bullones, Carlos P Garcia, Trinidad, Bien Unido, Dan Miguel, Dagohoy Danao, Talibon, Getafe and Buenavista. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)
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