Luzon wide power outage!

[_Cathy_]

nawala na dito sa makati.. parang nag blink lang.. mga 3.30 kanina.. don din daw sa QC ganon mas matagal nang konti..

Sa office din naman past 3 pm nawalan pero sa bahay namin may kuryente pa. Baka paguwi ko saka mag brownout. Sana hindi. Estimated 4 hrs nga.

Power failure halts trains, leaves Palace, other offices without electricity
5 power plants go on unscheduled shutdown, NGCP says
INQUIRER.net 3:07 pm | Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Five major power plants went on unscheduled shutdowns Wednesday, causing power outages in parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, according to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).

The NGCP said these five power facilities – First Gen’s 1,000-MW Sta. Rita, 500MW San Lorenzo; 647-MW Sual unit; unit of Ilijan gas; and QPPL –| can generate a total of 3,700 megawatts (MW), which is about 45 percent of the total electricity requirements of Luzon.

Cynthia Alabanza, NGCP spokesperson, said the five power facilities shut down starting 2 p.m. today, Wednesday.

The outages can last up four hours, she added. It remains uncertain as to when the power facilities will resume operations.

The power failure also hit Malacañan Palace, the Commission on Elections headquarters in Palacio del Governador and Camp Aguinaldo.

The Light Railway Transit put “all trains on hold position,” said LRT spokesman Hernando Cabrera.

Reports from the field also showed that power outage has affected Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union Pangasinan, and Batangas.

The power outage struck days before the national and local elections are scheduled to be held on May 13. Voters will be using PCOS machines to cast their ballots.