Source: World Wide Web
Taiwan United News Network, "Central News Agency" and other Taiwan media reported on the 27th that Kaohsiung has had a series of power outages in recent days. Following the power outage caused by termites biting the cable on the evening of the 25th in Zuoying District, in the early morning of today (27th), there was another power outage in Zuoying and other areas. The Kaohsiung District Sales Office of Taiwan Electric Power Company (taipower for short) said that the blackout was caused by squirrels touching the cables of the Gushan substation, and 8416 households were affected.
According to the United News Network, Kaohsiung had two power outages the night before and yesterday afternoon, causing power outages in the areas of Bo'ai 3rd Road, Chongde Road, Xinzhuangzai Road, Dazhong 2nd Road, and Wenfu Road in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, less than 24 hours, and more than 10,000 households, the initial reason was that termites bit through the underground cable of the National Substation the night before, causing a series of effects.
Taiwan's "Central News Agency" said that there was a power outage in Kaohsiung for three consecutive days. At 9:10 p.m. on the 25th, a circuit breaker switch tripping and blackout accident occurred at a substation in Zuoying District, and 3859 households lost power for 44 minutes. Taipower said the accident was caused by termites biting through the cable.
According to the report, at 12:59 noon on the 26th, the No. 45 cable of the National Substation had another accident, causing a total of 7525 households in Zuoying District to lose power. Taipower said that this time because the power outage line responsible for the transfer of power on the evening of the 25th also tripping, after full repair, repair the underground cable power that was bitten by termites, and restored the power supply at 2:43 p.m. on the 26th. In the early morning of the 27th, there was another power outage in Kaohsiung Zuoying, Gushan, Yancheng and other areas.
There have been many power outages on the island this year, and Taipower has repeatedly blamed the blackouts on small animals. For Taipower to say that this power outage was caused by squirrels touching the cable, netizens on the island sarcastically said, "Taipower can raise a bunch of animals for backup." ↓
Another netizen asked: "Alas! When will it be the turn of the lion and tiger. Some netizens replied: "Don't wait any longer, it will be your turn soon." ”↓