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NGCP says power rates to spike if DOE insists on firm contracts for backups

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 08:52 PM

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that based on its initial simulations, power rates may rise by P0.64 per kilowatt hour in Luzon, P0.54 per kwh in Visayas, and P1.39 per kwh in Mindanao if it enters into firm contracts for ancillary services (AS). Read more »

Senate to probe rotational brownouts in Luzon

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 02:08 PM

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the rotating power outages that hit Luzon this week. Read more »

DOH: Contingency plans in place to secure COVID-19 shots amid Luzon power outages

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 05:10 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public on Tuesday that vaccination operations in the country have contingency plans for COVID-19 vaccine storage, as rotational power blackouts hit Luzon.    Read more »

'Enforcement issues' on power players contributed to lack of supply: DOE

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 09:05 AM

The Department of Energy said Tuesday "enforcement issues" on power players contributed to the lack of power supply in Luzon. Read more »

COVID-19 jabs storage facilities told to prepare as rotating power outages hit Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 05:54 PM

Cold storage facilities of COVID-19 vaccines in Luzon must be ready to continue operating as rotating power outages began Monday afternoon, the energy department said.   Read more »

Taiwan, hit by power outage, works to restore supply

Reuters
Posted at May 13 08:13 PM

TAIPEI - Tech powerhouse Taiwan started phased blackouts island-wide on Thursday after an outage at a coal- and gas-fired power plant hit 6 million homes, as the government worked to resume normal supply by evening.   Read more »

Chinese man causes outage after sit-ups atop power pole: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 03:14 PM

A man in China scaled a utility pole to do sit-ups off the top of it, stunning onlookers and causing a power cut to thousands of homes, media said Tuesday. Read more »

Millions struggle without power as cold snap grips US

Thomas Watkins, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 06:20 AM

Millions were left without power as a deadly winter storm gripped the southern and central United States Tuesday, as weather chaos elsewhere saw at least three people killed when a tornado smashed into their community. Read more »

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts

Mark Toldo
Posted at Dec 31 07:03 AM

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts Read more »

Power, water supply yet be restored in thousands of homes after Ulysses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 05:52 AM

Thousands of homes in parts of the Philippines are still without electricity and water following the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Power still out in more than 1 million households in wake of Typhoon Ulysses: Meralco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 10:59 PM

MANILA - Meralco said Thursday power is still out for over one million households, mostly in Metro Manila, which experienced power interruptions due to Typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Power outage in flooded areas due to Ulysses may last up to 4 days: Meralco

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 04:58 PM

Power outages in flooded areas in Metro Manila and nearby provinces due to Typhoon Ulysses may last up to 4 days as it is unadvisable for linemen to restore electricity in swamped areas, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said Thursday. Read more »

Millions of Meralco customers hit by power outages as Ulysses batters PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 06:00 PM

Some 1.9 million or 27 percent of Meralco customers have experienced power interruptions due to typhoon Ulysses as of Thursday noon, the power distributor said. Read more »

DOE chief nangakong di aabot sa Pasko ang malawakang power outage sa Bicol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 08:32 PM

Siniguro ng gobyerno na hindi naman aabutin ng Pasko ang power outage na nararanasan ngayon sa Bicol region.    Read more »

More than 4 million Bicol residents remain without electricity due to 'Rolly'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 10:27 PM

Millions of residents in the Philippines' Bicol region remain without electricity following the onslaught of typhoon Rolly last weekend. Read more »

Typhoon Rolly knocks out power in Bicol, parts of Calabarzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 04:34 PM

Typhoon Rolly has knocked out power in several provinces in the Bicol region and in parts of Quezon province, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Sunday. Read more »

Power outage hits Batangas due to typhoon Quinta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 11:41 AM

Thousands of households in Batangas were without electricity after typhoon Quinta lashed the province Monday. Read more »

Pagpapalipad ng saranggola pinagbawal sa Valenzuela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 01:25 PM

Ipinagbawal ang pagpapalipad ng saranggola sa Valenzuela na madalas na sanhi ng power interruption o pagkawala ng kuryente, ayos sa city government nitong Lunes. Read more »

Huge power outage plunges Manhattan into darkness

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 12:03 PM

NEW YORK - A power outage gripped New York's Manhattan on Saturday, sending Broadway theaters plunging into darkness, subways grinding to a halt and flicking off billboards in Times Square.   Read more »

Power plant operators, iimbestigahan kaugnay ng Luzon brownouts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 12:05 AM

Maglalabas ng show cause order ang Energy Regulatory Commission para pagpaliwanagin ang mga power generation companies kaugnay ng serye ng brownouts sa Luzon grid. Read more »