Rotational outages may hit parts of Zambales, electric coop says

INQUIRER FILES SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Due to insufficient electric supply, some areas in this province may experience rotational power outages on Friday, May 15. According to an advisory, Zambales II Electric Cooperative Inc., said that the affected areas include the municipalities of Cabangan, San Felipe, San Narciso, and portions of San Antonio, particularly Barangays San Gregorio, West Dirita, Antipolo, East Dirita, and parts of Luna. In a separate advisory, Zambales II Electric Cooperative Inc. said that rotational brownout will affect the entire town of Botolan. Article continues after this advertisement READ: Brownouts loom as NGCP raises red alert over Luzon, Visayas Meanwhile, in nearby Olongapo City, several residents also reported power outages in some villages. Power interruptions for manual load dropping of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are expected to last for two to three hours depending on grid conditions. The Luzon and Visayas grids are currently under red alert status from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Since May 13, NGCP raised red and yellow alerts as power supply is insufficient to meet consumers demand. /das Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.