{"id":275050,"date":"2020-11-12T04:07:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T09:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=275050"},"modified":"2020-11-12T04:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T09:07:36","slug":"3-8-m-meralco-customers-hit-by-power-outage-due-to-ulysses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/12\/3-8-m-meralco-customers-hit-by-power-outage-due-to-ulysses\/","title":{"rendered":"3.8-M Meralco customers hit by power outage due to \u2018Ulysses\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In its latest update, the number of affected customers was down to about 2.9 million. (File photo: Clint Patterson\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Power distribution firm Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said some 3,803,810 customers in its franchise areas have been without electricity as of 5 a.m. Thursday.<\/p>\n

This is amid the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, particularly in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon), which downed electric poles and wires.<\/p>\n

\u201c(R)est assured that Meralco’s crews will immediately attend to the trouble areas as soon as the weather allows,\u201d Meralco said.<\/p>\n

In its latest update, the number of affected customers was down to about 2.9 million.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has listed unscheduled power interruptions due to the tripping of some transmission lines.<\/p>\n

Some parts of Zambales had power interruption due to the tripping of the Botolan-Candelaria 69-kilovolt (kV) line that affected the Zambales I Electric Cooperative (Zameco I).<\/p>\n

The Botolan-Castillejos 69kV line was also damaged, affecting the franchise areas of Zameco I and Zameco II.<\/p>\n

Power interruption was likewise experienced in the Mountain Province, parts of Cervantes and Quirino, Ilocos Sur, parts of Benguet and Tinglayan, Kalinga due to the tripping of the La Trinidad-Sagada 69kV line, affecting electric cooperatives of the Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (Mopreco) and Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco).<\/p>\n

The Itogon-Ampucao 23kV line was also down, affecting Beneco franchise areas, while the Hermosa-Floridablanca 69kV line interrupted power in areas served by the Pampanga II Electric Cooperative and San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co. (Sfelapco).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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