Meralco customers told to brace for brownouts

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MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Tuesday said some of its customers will experience power supply interruptions after the Luzon grid was placed under red and yellow alerts.

In an advisory on Tuesday, these areas will experience a rotational brownout between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.:

Cavite

Bacoor- Molino VII

Dasmariñas City- Salawag

Laguna

San Pedro- Cuyab, Landayan, Nueva, San Antonio, San Pedro (Town Proper), San Vicente, Sto. Niño

Las Piñas

Almanza I, Almanza II, Bf Homes, Tindig Mangga

Makati City

Poblacion

Mandaluyong City

Addition Hills, Bagong Silang, Barangka Drive, Barangka Ibaba, Barangka Ilaya, Barangka Itaas, Buayang Bato, Burol, Daang Bakal, Hagdang Bato Itaas, Hagdang Bato Libis, Harapin Ang Bukas, Highway Hills, Hulo, Mabini-J. Rizal, Malamig, Mauway, New Zaniga, Old Zaniga, Pag-Asa, Plainview, Pleasant Hills, Poblacion, San Jose, Vergara, Wack-Wack, Greenhills East

Manila

Sampaloc, Sta. Ana, Sta. Mesa

Muntinlupa City

Alabang, Bayanan, Buli, Cupang, New Alabang Village, Poblacion, Putatan, Sucat, Tunasan

Parañaque

Baclaran, BF Homes

Pasig City

Kapitolyo, San Antonio

Quezon City

Don Manuel, Doña Aurora, Doña Josefa, Kalusugan, Lourdes, Mariana/Damayan Lagi, Sta. Teresita, Sto. Domingo (Matalahib), Tatalon, Valencia

San Juan City

Addition Hills, Balong-Bato, Batis, Corazon De Jesus, Ermitaño, Greenhills, Isabelita, Kabayanan, Little Baguio, Maytunas, Onse, Pasadeña, Pedro Cruz, Salapan, Sta. Lucia, Tibagan

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon grid under yellow and red alerts as demand may outstrip available generating capacity following Monday afternoon’s magnitude 6.1 earthquake that damaged several power generators. /gsg

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