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A restaurant sits empty after a power outage struck Iloilo City, as seen in this photo taken on January 3, 2024. Arnold Almacen of the Iloilo City Mayor's Office.

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POWER OUTAGE

Dennis Gasgonia

ABS-CBN News

(UPDATED) Around 250,000 customers were affected by a power interruption in four major areas in Luzon on Thursday night, according to Meralco. Meralco said the power outage was caused by the ongoing red alert affecting the power grid in Luzon. &quot;With the ongoing Red Alert, Meralco is currently implementing manual load dropping or rotational power interruptions lasting up to an hour which has so far affected around 250,000 customers in portions of Bulacan, Cavite, Metro Manila and Rizal,” the utility company said in a statement. The one-hour rotating power interruption started at 8:33 p.m.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/5/22/yellow-alert-raised-over-luzon-viasayas-power-grids-on-may-22-1016" id="isPasted">Yellow alert raised over Luzon, Visayas power grids on May 22 </a></div>Meralco said it expects the Luzon grid to stay under red alert until 11 p.m.“We ask for understanding of our affected customers. rest assured that we are working to manage the situation and will provide updates as needed,&quot; said Meralco spokesperson and Head of Corporate Communications Joe Zaldarriaga.The Luzon and Visayas power grids were put on red alert on May 23, Thursday.The National Grid Corp of the Philippines said the Sual Unit 1 tripped at 11:41 p.m. on Tuesday further cutting the available supply to the Luzon grid.The country has been experiencing power shortages since April, prompting the Department of Energy to call the situation a &quot;calamity.&quot;<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/4/26/don-t-use-appliances-all-at-once-meralco-says-amid-power-shortage-1907" id="isPasted">Don&#x27;t use appliances all at once, Meralco says amid power shortage</a></div>

Around 250,000 customers were affected by a power interruption in four major areas in Luzon on Thursday night, according to Meralco.

Around 250,000 customers were affected by a power interruption in four major areas in Luzon on Thursday night, according to Meralco.

Meralco: 250,000 customers affected by power outage

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Meralco: 250,000 customers affected by power outage

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 23, 2024 10:31 PM PHT

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Updated May 23, 2024 11:25 PM PHT

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