Power supply situation in Luzon and Mindanao slide down further after more power plants went off line due to low water elevation as a result of the El Nino dry spell.
As of 5am Thursday, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said hat Luzon posted a generation deficiency of 446 megawatts (MW) while Mindanao’s insufficiency hit 650 MW.
Power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)said that the generation deficiency resulted in one-hour rotating brownouts in its franchise areas in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon beginning 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Joe Zaldarriaga, Meralco external communications manager, said other areas affected by the power brownouts were Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, Quezon and Rizal.
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