Electric cooperatives affected by severe tropical storm "Paeng" have incurred an initial P7.4-million worth of damage, the National Electrification Administration said in its report on Monday afternoon.

Based on the power monitoring report of its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department, 12 electric cooperatives reported damage to their facilities as of 31 October.

The affected cooperatives are Abra Electric Cooperative, Pampanga II Electric Cooperative Inc., Marinduque Electric Cooperative Inc., Zambales II Electric Cooperative Inc., Romblon Electric Cooperative Inc., Tablas Island Electric Cooperative Inc., Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative Inc., Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc., Northern Negros Electric Cooperative Inc., Samar II Electric Cooperative Inc., Leyte V Electric Cooperative Inc., and Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative Inc.

"The NEA has instructed the affected ECs to submit damage and power situation reports including the schedule of partial and complete electric service restoration to consumers," the agency said.

"They were also directed to conduct damage assessment and line clearing of affected distribution lines and facilities, and to restore service in areas that were not affected by the weather disturbance but temporarily shut off for safety reasons," it added.

As of writing, AURELCO, NEECO II-Area 1, and BISELCO are still under total power interruption.

Meanwhile, another 35 electric cooperatives are still experiencing partial power interruption.

According to NEA, 867 out of 1,174 or 73.85 percent of municipalities were fully energized as of press time.

Thirteen others, mostly within Signal No. 1 areas, have yet to submit their report.

A total of 96 electric cooperatives from 56 provinces and 13 regions were affected and placed under different Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals.

Meralco electrification ongoing

In a separate advisory on Monday, the Manila Electric Co., the country's largest power distributor, said it recorded momentary and sustained power interruptions, affecting a total of 4 million customers across its franchise area.

As of Monday noon, the number of affected customers went down to 52,337.

The majority of them are still in Cavite and Laguna, and the rest are in parts of Bulacan, Rizal, Metro Manila, Batangas, and Quezon.