Power cuts hit millions in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Widespread power cuts struck the Philippines Friday, leaving millions without electricity in the tropical nation’s hottest month of the year. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said rolling one-hour power outages hit parts of the capital Manila and the rest of the main island of Luzon from mid-afternoon. READ: Red, yellow alerts lifted: Luzon, Visayas grids back to normal status These were due to “major grid disruptions” that affected transmission lines, as well as a maintenance shutdown of several major power plants, the NGCP and the Department of Energy said. The disruptions are scheduled to […]... Keep on reading: Power cuts hit millions in the Philippines

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer