In the midst of a pandemic that the government cannot fully address efficiently, Filipino consumers are being slapped with added burdens of persistent rotating brownouts that may last until June 7 this year, plus unwarranted spikes in electricity prices that surged to as high as P37 per kilowatt hou
Published June 1, 2021, 2:52 PM
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The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the different COVID-19 vaccine storage facilities nationwide are ready amid the possibility of rotational power interruptions in some parts of Luzon.
In a statement on Tuesday, June 1, the DOH said necessary steps were already undertaken to make sure that the COVID-19 vaccines will not be affected.
“The NVOC (National Vaccination Operations Center) has issued guidance and instructions to local vaccination operations centers, implementing units, and vaccination sites to ensure that contingency plans are in place,” the DOH said.
The DOH said that “simulation activities have been conducted, and that back-up power sources are available.”
Parts of Luzon are likely to experience blackouts for the second day in a row as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announces longer red alert hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Rotating blackouts may last until June 7 as Luzon power supply remains thin – NGCP
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 1) Rotating blackouts may persist until Monday, June 7, as power supply for Luzon remains limited, even falling into deficit levels at certain times compared to demand from industries and households, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.
Parts of Metro Manila and provinces in Luzon have been experiencing power interruptions since Monday as the Luzon grid was placed on red alert because there s not enough supply to meet electricity consumption. Ang outlook ay hanggang a-siyete dahil we would expect na yung mga nawalang malaking planta could come in. they could normalize by June 8