Some 390,000 households from 90 barangays in 16 LGUs lost their electricity on June 1, Senate energy committee chairperson Sherwin Gatchalian said. Related Stories Luzon grid on red alert; rotational blackouts loomTwo vaccination centers in Valenzuela, he added, also experienced power interruptions. 740 to underscore the role of the DOE in ensuring the quality, reliability, security and affordability of electric power supply in the country and to hold the department to account for its failure to address power supply shortages since 2016. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Monday raised the red alert warning, meaning there is severe power deficiency that could lead to rotational power interruptions, on the Luzon power grid from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. "All these things are necessary to protect the public and the economy from losses due to power outages and the resulting high prices of electricity due to limited power supply."

Source: Philippine Star June 03, 2021 03:00 UTC