Brownouts hit 2M Meralco clients
ALMOST 2 million customers were affected by rotational brownouts enforced on Saturday due to a red alert raised over the Luzon grid, according to Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
“Due to the significant supply deficiency, rotational power interruptions had to be implemented across Luzon, including in Meralco’s service areas, to manage the current system condition,” Joe R. Zaldarriaga, Meralco spokesman and head of Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Sunday.
The power distributor said the brownouts had affected customers in parts of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Metro Manila, Pampanga, Rizal and Quezon.
All services had been fully restored by 11:47 p.m. on Saturday, the company said.
Mr. Zaldarriaga said Meralco continues to exhaust all demand-side management efforts to help minimize, if not avert, power interruptions. — Sheldeen Joy Talavera