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Photo courtesy of DOE MANILA - Power restoration in the province of Bohol remains limited almost three weeks after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in the Visayas and Mindanao. In a briefing Wednesday, Department of Energy (DOE) director Mario Marasigan said the available capacity of power generation facilities servicing Bohol is at 47 percent, or only at 28 megawatts. Of the three transmission lines that were affected in the provinces, only one line was restored. He said despite having an available power and transmission line restored to deliver electricity, restoration of distribution utilities (DUs) is still low. DUs deliver electricity to households, establishments, and other power consumers. "But our three distribution utilities, the restoration level is still very minimal," Marasigan said. He added that Bohol 1 and 2 Electric Cooperatives (BOHECO I and II) and Bohol Light Company, Inc. (BLCI) have a restoration level below 5 percent. The estimated damage cost of "Od

Philippines generalIlocos surThe philippinesReynaldo abadillaFelix william fuentebellaMario marasiganDepartment of energyDepartment of tourismNational grid corporation of the philippinesBohol light company incOffice of the civil defenseTyphoon odetteBohol light companyGrid corporationCivil defensePhoto courtesy of doe manila power restoration in the province bohol remains limited almost three weeks after onslaught typhoon odette visayas and mindanao ina briefing wednesday