DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2022

SUBJECT: OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THE UPGRADING POWER SYSTEM

THE NEW UPGRADING POWER SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES THE 69KV SUBSTATION, NEW POWER
PLANT AND TRANSFORMER YARD ARE UNDER ON THE TEST RUN OPERATION. LOADS ARE ALREADY
CONNECTED TO THIS NEWLY CONSTRUCTED POWER SYSTEM AND IT INCLUDES THE AFLS, NAVAIDS
EQUIPMENT, CONTROL TOWER AND THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

THIS POWER SYSTEM SHALL OPERATES AUTOMATICALY THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER
SWITCH (ATS) AND IT IS UNDER TEST RUN OPERATION WHICH MONITORED AND OPERATES BY JCE
PERSONNEL. DECEMBER 1, 2022, WE ENCOUNTER A SUDDEN SURGE THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE OF
LIGHTNING ARRESTER AND SURGE COUNTER AT 69KV SUBSTATION.

DURING THIS INCEDENT HAPPENED ON SUBSTATION, SHUTDOWN OF COMMERCIAL POWER

WAS OCCURRED. OUR STANDBY POWER DEGS AT THE NEW POWER PLANT ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE
AUTOMATICALLY BUT IT WAS NOT. JCE AND ANS/ALPT PERSONNEL UNDERGO TROUBLESHOOTING AND
TRACING BEFORE IT ENERGIZED AND SUPPLIES THE LOADS. OUR STANDBY POWER ARE NOW IN
OPERATION NOT IN AUTOMATIC MODE BUT MANUALLY OPERATED.

UNTIL TODAY JCE AND ANS/ALPT PERSONNEL ARE CONDUCTING A SERRIES OF TESTING,
TROUBLESHOOTING AND SIMULATION ON THE STANDBY POWER DEGS AND CONTROLS BUT JCE
PERSONNEL FAILED TO OPERATES AUTOMATICALLY.

NOW OUR STANDBY POWER DEGS AT NEW POWER PLANT ARE MANUALLY OPERATED AND
NEED TO HAVE A QUALIFIED PERSONNEL FROM JCE CONTRACTOR TO MONITOR AND OPERATES INCASE
COMMERCIAL POWER FAILURE OCCUR DUE TO OUR LOADS ARE ALREADY CONNECTED AND NOT YET
BEEN TURN OVER THE PROJECT TO CAAP.

THE 69KV SUBSTATION (3MVA) IS NORMALLY OPERATIONAL USING THE LIGHTNING ARRESTER
TEMPORARILY INSTALLED FROM THE OLD SUBSTATION (1.5MVA) OF CAAP. JCE CONTRACTOR SHALL
REPLACE THE BORROWED LIGHTNING ARRESTER FROM CAAP.