Teams from Tarlac and Pangasinan provinces will help fast-track the restoration of electricity in disaster-hit Ilocos Norte after a large part of the province remained without power in the wake of Typhoon EgayPH. | jmichaelmgsINQ /PDI
She said the Inec is currently facing a shortage of linemen who need to fix toppled power lines.
Although equipment is available, there are not sufficient linemen available to ascend the poles and repair the lines to immediately restore electricity in the province, she said.Atty. Gauttier Dupaya, Inec’s project supervisor and acting general manager, said at a press conference on Friday night that there were linemen who were hired to replace those who previously resigned.
He noted that they have prioritized fixing main power lines going to the city and municipal halls, hospitals, and evacuation centers, adding that lateral or household lines will immediately follow.
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