2-hour rotating brownouts hit Metro Cebu homes, establishments

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CEBU CITY — Power consumers in Metro Cebu are now experiencing rotating brownout for at most two hours due to power shortfall of 146 megawatts (MW).

The Visayan Electric Company (Veco) said Friday the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) informed them about the shortfall in the Visayas grid about 9 a.m.

“As a result, Veco’s load curtailment is approximately 146 megawatts (MW),” VECO said.

Veco tapped the different establishments to use their generator sets to offset the shortfall but it was not enough, prompting the power distributor to implement a rotational brownout.

Risa Coloyan, Veco corporate communications supervisor, said the shortage occurred during peak hours, unlike during Thursday’s blackout when it happened at dawn which was considered off-peak hours.