Follow transmission safety tips, public urged

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Newly assigned National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Regional Corporate Communication Officer Felly Francisco urged the public to always heed transmission safety tips they are regularly promoting.

The public must not fly kites near transmission lines or climb transmission structures, she announced in her radio guesting at 91.1 Sikat FM here on Wednesday.

She advised the public not to build grass fires near or under transmission structures, adding fires may cause power interruption.

Francisco also urged the public not to plant trees near transmission structures. She said any incident of tangled branches must be immediately reported.

Carrying long sticks or any object that might reach or come in contact with the power transmission lines must be avoided as well as putting up antennas near or under transmission lines, she added.

She said houses or any structures must not be built under transmission lines, and vehicles must not also be parked near or under power lines.

Francisco assured that NGCP cares about the safety of the public as he urged all to help in maintaining a reliable, safe, and secure transmission system in the country.

She also warned the public against pilferage of NGCP tower parts and lines.

She said RA 7832 or the Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Materials Pilferage Act of 1994 prohibits the possession, control, or custody of electric power transmission material by any person not engaged in the transmission or distribution of electric power, or in the manufacture of such materials.

Francisco is the new regional corporate communication officer in the provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Zambales, and Bataan.

NGCP is in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid. It transmits high-voltage electricity through “power superhighways” that include the interconnected system of transmission lines, towers, substations, and related assets.