Unforeseen Transformer Malfunction Leads to Unexpected Power Interruption at CSF
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Unexpected Power Outage Hits San Fernando 🤔
Uh-oh, on Sunday night, April 27, some parts of San Fernando were plunged into darkness! And guess what, it wasn't no little thing - it was a big ol' power outage! 💡
The San Fernando Electric Light and Power Company (SFELAPCO) spilled the beans, saying the power hiccup happened around 10 pm. Turns out, there was some trouble with the temperature sensor of a power transformer at the Greenville substation. Yikes! 😖
But don't worry, they quickly came clean about what caused it. Seems the protective device of the transformer's winding temperature meter had a malfunction and triggered the shutdown. This freaky gadget is a safety feature, automatically shutting down the transformer to protect it from damage. 🛡️
So, which areas got hit? You ask? Well, here's the lowdown:
- Feeder 15: barrios Lourdes and Dolores, Villa Barosa and Gemsville 1
- Feeder 11: Del Carmen, S&R, Laus Group Complex, Dolores Heights, Woodgrove, and Home Depot
- Feeder 16: San Jose, Greenville Subdivision, Queensborough, San Jose Village, and East Gate Subdivision
And guess who else was in the dark? SM City Pampanga and Robinsons Starmills! 🤯
But don't worry, the power came back after just 11 minutes! Still, it went out again at around 1:06 AM. To avoid more outages, engineers quickly got to work, isolating and bypassing the protective relay. 💡
SFELAPCO is taking extra measures to keep the power stable during the election period, as required by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). They're ramped up monitoring at key substations like Greenville and are diligently performing periodic preventive maintenance on all their power transformers. 🔧
Spokesperson for SFELAPCO, Atty. Cathy Diaz, offered a heartfelt apology to everyone affected during the campaign activities. She said the company's linemen worked swiftly and tirelessly to restore power. 💪
So, while we might've missed out on some campaign events, we can count on SFELAPCO to keep the juice flowing during this election period! 🙌💯
- The unforeseen power outage in San Fernando on April 27 affected several areas due to a malfunction in a power transformer's winding temperature meter at the Greenville substation.
- Some of the affected areas include Feeder 15 (barrios Lourdes and Dolores, Villa Barosa, and Gemsville 1), Feeder 11 (Del Carmen, S&R, Laus Group Complex, Dolores Heights, Woodgrove, and Home Depot), and Feeder 16 (San Jose, Greenville Subdivision, Queensborough, San Jose Village, and East Gate Subdivision).
- Notably, SM City Pampanga and Robinsons Starmills also experienced power outages due to this incident.
- To prevent further outages during the election period, as required by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), SFELAPCO is performing periodic preventive maintenance on all power transformers and ramping up monitoring at key substations like Greenville.
- Atty. Cathy Diaz, spokesperson for SFELAPCO, apologized for any inconvenience caused to those affected during campaign activities and praised the efforts of the company's linemen in restoring power swiftly and tirelessly.


