Showing posts with label Rotating brownouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rotating brownouts. Show all posts

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Just like in the Cory Aquino years Rotating brownouts hit Metro Manila

THE Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said that there will be a tentative 3 hours rotating brownouts in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Which is due to "power supply deficiency”, according to their spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga.

Affected by the rotating brownouts are: Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Pasay, Navotas, Makati, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasay, Pasig, Marikina, Pateros, Taguig, and Quezon City.  
  
The schedules are: Starting 10:27 a.m. -- Rosario, Cavite; Meycauayan, Calumpit, Hagonoy and Malolos in Bulacan.
  
Until 1 p.m. -- Paco, Quiapo, San Miguel, Ermita in Manila; parts of Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasig Cities;  Santo Tomas in Batangas; San Pablo, Alaminos, Magdalena, Majayjay in Laguna; Dolores, Candelaria, Tiaong, Tayabas, Lucban, Sampaloc, Lucena and Pagbilao in Quezon.
  
From 1 to 4 p.m. -- Parañaque, Pasay, Taguig, Cainta, Taytay, Binangonan, Jalajala, Pelilla and Cardona in Rizal;  Concepcion, Calumpang, San Roque, Dela Paz, Nangka, M. Heights, Parang, Sto. Niño in Marikina;
  
From 6 to 9 p.m. -- Don Bosco, Sun Valley, Tambo and Baclaran in Parañaque;  Pamplona, Pulanglupa, Almanza, Ilaya, Zapote and San Dionisio in Las Piñas; and parts of Muntinlupa.
  
Meralco said the supply deficiency was brought  about by the unavailability of several power plants including the 1,2000 MW Ilijan plant which had to undergo a pipeline inspection gauging activity.
  
The Meralco power interruptions affected some 240,000 customers.