The NEA Power Task Force Election (NPTFE) 2022 monitoring reports show that the power situation in areas within the franchise of the electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide remains generally normal with some ongoing maintenance works a day before the 9 May 2022 national and local elections.

Between 1100H to 1900H of 8 May 2022, out of the 89 ECs with submitted reports, 49 have experienced power interruption. A total of 125 interruptions were recorded with an average duration of 82 minutes. These include 28 in Luzon, 53 in Visayas and 44 in Mindanao. Most of the affected areas were already restored except for Barangay Buena Vida, Makilala in North Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc, (COTELCO) and 8 barangays in the Municipality of Libmanan under Camarines Sur I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CASURECO I).

These interruptions were caused by varying factors such as snapped lines, busted fuse, tripping of power transformers, transient faults, natural obstructions such as fallen trees, and bird intrusions among others. Prompt solutions were done by the ECs include replacing damaged parts, surveying the lines, and clearing the power lines of obstructions.

In compliance with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10743, NPTFE was created through NEA Administrator’s Office Order no. 2022-036 and supplemented through Office Order No. 2022-07. The NPTFE shall monitor the ECs’ power situation to provide and maintain stable and continuous nationwide electric power requirements from the start of voting, to the termination or conclusion of the canvassing of votes, until the proclamation of the winning candidates. ###