Visayan Electric notes increase in demand for power, rotational brownouts may not happen

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/29/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the hot weather, the Visayan Electric Company, the second-largest private electric utility in the Philippines, has noted an increase in demand for power. Quennie Bronce, head of the Reputation Enhancement…

Frequent outages seen in the Visayas

Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/29/2023

CEBU CITY—Power consumers in the Visayas have been advised to prepare for possible rotational brownouts because the energy supply may be lower than what is needed by the six Visayan islands interconnected in the grid. The National…

Rotational brownouts in Cebu possible: Visayas grid on red alert

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Consumers in Cebu and other parts of the Visayas are told to brace for possible rotational brownouts as the grid in the region suffered system disturbance on Thursday, April 27. The National Grid…

Chan presents 10-point agenda to Lapu-Lapu City Council

Futch Anthony Inso 07/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan presented his 10-point agenda during his inaugural speech on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Lapu-Lapu City Session Hall. Dubbed as “J-U-N-A-R-D C-H-A-N,” the mayor wants to…

Brownouts hit Tabuelan after fire destroys electric post

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/07/2017

  At least two barangays in Tabuelan town in northwestern Cebu have no electric power since past 9 p.m. on Thursday after a late night fire in Barangay Poblacion razed a house and destroyed an electric post.…

Veco: Rotational brownouts implemented

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/24/2017

VISAYAS GRID ON RED ALERT FOR TWO HOURS The Visayan Electric Co. implemented rotational brownouts in some service areas on Thursday after the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under red alert…

Rotational brownouts cripple Bantayan towns

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 05/16/2017

Rotational brownouts of at least two to three hours have been inconveniencing residents and businesses on Bantayan Island since last Monday due to generator problems. Engineer Lee Rivera, general manager for Bantayan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Banelco), said…

Veco: No kite flying near power lines

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/01/2017

THOSE who love to fly kites especially during this summer are warned to stay clear out of power lines to avoid causing brownouts or harming themselves. In a statement sent to reporters, the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco)…

READY FOR BROWNOUTS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/08/2017

Power outages on Mactan Island As residents of Mactan Island brace themselves for a week of power interruptions, starting with an eight-hour blackout beginning at 6 a.m. today, local officials and tourism-related establishments assured they are ready…

14-hr power outages in Medellin tomorrow

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/06/2016

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has announced that a series of power interruptions will take place tomorrow, Feb. 7. The scheduled power interruptions, lasting from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m., are caused by the…

Mandaue, Liloan hit by outages

Aileen Garcia-Yap 10/21/2015

Underground cable line of NGCP tripped, says Veco; power restored same day Hours-long brownouts  yesterday affected most of Mandaue City and  Liloan town in northern Cebu after an underground cable line tripped. Areas starting from Paknaan in…

Line tripping causes brownout in northern Cebu

Aileen Garcia-Yap 10/20/2015

While there was no power shortage yesterday, the northern part of Cebu served by the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) experienced a brownout. Areas starting from Paknaan in Mandaue City all the way to Liloan town in Cebu…

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