1910 households in Kaohsiung suffered a sudden power outage. Sure enough, it was said that squirrels "caused trouble". Netizens on the island complained!
[Global Network Report] According to Taiwan's Zhongshi News Network, the Xiaogang area of Kaohsiung City suffered a power outage at nearly 8 a.m. on April 1 due to a line failure.
After the incident, the Taiwan Electric Power Company (hereinafter referred to as Taipower) dispatched personnel to the scene for emergency repairs, and the power supply was restored at 8:43.
As for the cause of the accident, Taipower believes that the squirrel touched the high-voltage line and caused the equipment to be abnormal.
According to reports, Taipower Fengshan Sales Office said that at 7:52 on the 1st, the primary substation of Nangong suffered a power outage in the areas of Beilin, Donglin, and Chaoxing Road in Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung City.
After investigation, it was found that the squirrel was "in trouble". The on-site personnel found that a squirrel touched the high-voltage line, causing the equipment to be abnormal, which has been repaired later.
Regarding the cause of such an accident, some netizens on the island commented in the comment area one after another, "It's popular now that animals take the blame?" Others said, "Don't talk nonsense, everyone knows that it must be a small animal."
"Taiwan's wild animals were electrocuted in the end," said a netizen.
Some netizens criticized the DPP authorities for "disregarding people's livelihood" and "only cheating and burning money"!
Some netizens also ridiculed, "It's not far from getting used to life without electricity."
Taiwan has experienced multiple power outages recently. China Times News reported on March 16 that 2,000 households in Kaohsiung Yanchao area experienced power outages at noon on March 15. Taipower later claimed that the power outage was caused by a bird touching live equipment.
Wang Meihua, the head of Taiwan's economic department, further explained that many power outages in Taipower were caused by animals accidentally touching them. In addition, the telephone poles were set in open areas, not only bird attacks, but also monkeys, monkeys, etc. in rural areas. Snakes, squirrels and other animals, "this is a problem that will be encountered."
In the end, she really said it.
On the 16th, a total of 7,831 households in Keelung experienced power outages.
Taipower Keelung District said that it sent people to the scene to investigate and found an injured, charred squirrel lying in the grass.
From birds to squirrels, Taipower has repeatedly blamed animals for power outages, arousing the indignation of public opinion on the island.
The Kuomintang held a press conference on March 16, sarcastically saying that Wang Meihua had made Taiwan a "power outage zoo".
New Taipei City Councilor Ye Yuanzhi uploaded a spoof video on Facebook on the 17th, changing the scene of the "epidemic epidemic command center" press conference to the "epidemic blackout command center" press conference, mourning the small animals that broke into the power equipment, and called on the public. Act as a "Maintenance Power Ambassador" and help keep out small animals to avoid power outages.
Ke Wenzhe, the mayor of Taipei and the chairman of the People's Party, couldn't help but shout, calling on the relevant units to sincerely face and solve the problem, so as not to "tell more jokes".
Regarding Wang Meihua's claim that the power outage was caused by small animals, Kuomintang "legislator" Jiang Wanan said that this shows that the security of Taiwan's entire power grid is very fragile, and that there has been no improvement since the DPP took power.
Kuomintang Kaohsiung City Party spokesman Lv Jiawei angrily criticized that Taipower should shoulder the responsibility of stabilizing the power supply and stop involving innocent animals.