Typhoon Qiangbi caused a power outage. Vincent Tsang went to Taipower's North-South District Office to pay attention to the progress of emergency repairs.

Vincent Tsang (second from right) listened to Taipower's Northern and Southern District Office's report on the power outage situation and the progress of power restoration. (Provided by Taipower Beinan District Office)

[Reporter Weng Yu/New Taipei Report] Typhoon Qiangpi appeared to be stagnant and spinning off the coast of Yilan last night. After passing over the sea off Nanfang'ao this morning, it has gradually moved northward. There is still a local risk of heavy rain in northern Taiwan. As of 9 a.m. on the 24th, the accumulated rainfall has been The number of households without power has reached 4,867, and power has been restored to 3,379 households. The power restoration rate is about 70%. Taipower Chairman Vincent Tsang went to the Advanced Command Post of Taipower North and South District to pay attention to the progress of power outage repairs in New Taipei City. It is estimated that the power restoration target will be completed by 9 o'clock tonight.

In order to understand the progress of power restoration in the northern mountainous area, Zeng Wensheng went to the Beinan District Advance Command Post (Wenshan Patrol Section) to pay attention to the progress of power outage repairs in New Taipei City. He also instructed to mobilize manpower and machinery to speed up the restoration of power, especially in the Pinglin, Shiding, Xindian District and other parts of the Beinan District service area that have not yet restored power. The Beinan District has currently mobilized 121 people from the 29th work class to invest in emergency repairs and will strive to achieve the goal of restoring power tonight.

Lin Cangqiao, director of the North-South District Division, also called on the public to pay attention to safety when going out and avoid getting close to electric poles, transformers and other electrical facilities. If you find exposed or fallen wires, please notify Taipower immediately and do not touch or pick them up yourself to avoid electric shock accidents.

The Beinan District Office maintains close contact with the local government and has established a LINE group real-time notification mechanism with public opinion representatives, district offices and district chiefs, so that it can grasp the disaster situation at the first time, quickly mobilize emergency repairs, and improve the efficiency of power supply response. If a power outage occurs, the public can contact the district chief for assistance, or use the Taiwan Power APP, the "Typhoon Power Outage and Restoration Information" section on Taipower's website (http://www.taipower.com.tw) and the 1911 customer service hotline to report the situation. Taipower will cooperate 24 hours a day with reports and repairs.