Meralco bares list of areas to be affected by 1 hour rotational brownouts

Customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) should brace for temporary power interruption on Tuesday after the Luzon power grid was placed on red alert due to thinning supply.

In an advisory, Meralco said the following areas may be affected by a rotational brownout between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.:

Cavite

• Bacoor- Molino VII
• Dasmariñas City- Salawag

Laguna

• San Pedro- Cuyab, Landayan, Nueva, San Antonio, San Pedro (Town Proper), San Vicente, Sto. Niño

Las Piñas

• Almanza I, Almanza II, Bf Homes, Tindig Mangga

Makati City

• Poblacion

Mandaluyong City

Addition Hills, Bagong Silang, Barangka Drive, Barangka Ibaba, Barangka Ilaya, Barangka Itaas, Buayang Bato, Burol, Daang Bakal, Hagdang Bato Itaas, Hagdang Bato Libis, Harapin Ang Bukas, Highway Hills, Hulo, Mabini-J. Rizal, Malamig, Mauway, New Zaniga, Old Zaniga, Pag-Asa, Plainview, Pleasant Hills, Poblacion, San Jose, Vergara, Wack-Wack Greenhills East

Manila

• Sampaloc, Sta. Ana, Sta. Mesa

Muntinlupa City

• Alabang, Bayanan, Buli, Cupang, New Alabang Village, Poblacion, Putatan, Sucat, Tunasan

Parañaque

• Baclaran, BF Homes

Pasig City

• Kapitolyo, San Antonio

Quezon City

• Don Manuel, Doña Aurora, Doña Josefa, Kalusugan, Lourdes, Mariana/Damayan Lagi, Sta. Teresita, Sto. Domingo (Matalahib), Tatalon, Valencia

San Juan City

Addition Hills, Balong-Bato, Batis, Corazon De Jesus, Ermitaño, Greenhills, Isabelita, Kabayanan, Little Baguio, Maytunas, Onse, Pasadeña, Pedro Cruz, Salapan, Sta. Lucia, Tibagan

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon grid on yellow and red alerts. 

The NGCP said the available capacity of the Luzon grid is 10,576MW while the peak demand is at 10,536MW. — RSJ, GMA News