Iloilo lost P3.7B during 3-day power outage

Ruchelle Denise Demaisip 01/13/2024

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo incurred more than P3.7 billion in economic losses during last week’s three-day power outage on the islands of Panay and Guimaras and parts of Negros. Mario Nillos, head of the Provincial Planning and…

NGCP: Power outage may hit areas in Davao Oriental due to storm Kabayan

Zeus Legaspi 12/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of Davao Oriental may experience power outage as one 69 kilovolt (kv) transmission line that supplies power to the area is down, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Monday. In…

Rat causes power outage in Bohol towns

Inquirer.net 06/12/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — At least six towns in Bohol province had a power outage on Sunday evening, June 11, due to a rat. In a statement posted Monday on Facebook, power utility distributor Bohol Il Electric Cooperative…

Marcos: Gov’t to reclaim control of NGCP if necessary

Daphne Galvez 05/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has said the government would regain control over the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) if needed. Marcos issued the remark after Senator Raffy Tulfo informed him of…

‘What the F?’ Tulfo says only 5% of NGCP’s income goes to dev’t projects

Maila Ager - Reporter / @MAgerINQ 05/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Senator Raffy Tulfo stated most of the earnings of the country’s power grid operator went to its shareholders while only five percent of its income was allotted for development projects. He said this is based on…

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…

CTMS to motorists: Avoid using Marcelo Fernan Bridge for now

Futch Anthony Inso 04/03/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Motorists coming from Mandaue City, especially those who are using the Marcelo Fernan Bridge on their way to the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), are advised to take alternative routes. The Lapu-Lapu City Traffic Management…

NGCP assures fast tracking of damaged power line in Mandaue

Futch Anthony Inso 02/22/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) assures fast “tracking restoration” of the damaged Line 2 of its Cebu-Mandaue 138-kiloVolt (KV) underground power line in Barangay Umapad, Mandaue City. The transmission line was damaged…

House inquiry on ‘Lapu-Lapu power crisis’ considered

Futch Anthony Inso 02/11/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A congressional inquiry on the possible power crisis that Oponganons would be facing is being considered by the House Representative of the lone district of Lapu-Lapu. Rep. Cindi Chan said that before she…

Lapu gov’t mulls legal action against DPWH

Futch Anthony Inso 02/09/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Government is planning to take legal action against the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). This is after the contractor of DPWH damaged one of the transmission lines of the National…

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