Primer on Earthquake Preparedness Plan
MERALCO
MERALCO IN THE DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS
POWER PLANTS TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION CUSTOMERS
Absorbs 51 % of Generated Power in the entire Philippines and 70% of
Luzon serving 5.5M Customers
More than 700 Distribution Circuits
17,409KM Circuit Length
113 Remotely-Controlled Substations
Peak Demand for CY 2014 – 6121 MW
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Crisis Management Team (CMT) Structure
• Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) is a component of the Crisis Management Plan that integrates functional responsibilities of all organizations required to
ensure business continuity when an earthquake hits MERALCO franchise area.
• CMT is a top level organization that manages situations that adversely affects the company
Impact of a 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake
(Assumptions based on MMEIRS Study & Simulations performed on
REDAS provided by PHIVOLCS)
Metro Manila will be subdivided into four quadrants
82 substations to incur damage
5,000 downed sub-transmission
poles
3.6M customers affected
155 employee casualties, 7
fatalities
MOC Sector
Valenzuela
Balintawak
Manila
Parañaque
Cavite Sta. Rosa
Plaridel
Pasig
San Pablo
Rizal
About 70% of MERALCO’s facilities
will be affected
Gaps and Action Plans
• Partnership with DPWH/MMDA to prioritize clearing operations to identified power restoration highway.
Restoration effort hampered by voluminous debris
• Collaborate with military and LGU to craft security arrangements
Electrical facilities prone to thievery
• Partnership with other utilities
• Seek ERC’s approval for increased stocks/spares provision
Stock and spares limitation
• Collaborate with MMDA/LGUs for rescue efforts
• Partnership with other distribution utilities
Manpower limitation
• Provisioning of satellite communication devices
• Quick Restoration of Cell Sites
Hampered communication
• Acquisition and deployment of aerial drones
Damage assessment
Earthquake Preparedness
Plan
Crisis Management
Team Quick Action Guidelines
Emergency Backup Systems
Resiliency Plan
Tabletop Simulation
Strengthen Partnership
Rescue Plan
Recovery Plan
Restoration Plan
Restoration Priority
Business Continuity
Plan