Get with the program. Blackout is not a term in the Philippines. Your vernacular is irrelevant in the Philippines.
My gf told me a lot of locals complain when she was in the municipal in Bacong to pay our electric bill, most peoples bill increase around 50%, I'm allergic to long lines so I try to avoid that kind of places
“Blackouts” is being used in the PhilStar newspaper. 18 April 2019. “The rotating blackouts that hit us recently have raised a lot of questions on the country’s precarious power supply situation.” Consumer groups and lawmakers have joined the fray. They want the Department of Energy to explain the real power supply situation after several areas in Luzon suffered power outages for two days last week. Read more at https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/04/18/1910860/blackouts-part-two#X0l27zFwIecW18Zi.99 Rotating blackouts hit Metro Rivera (The Philippine Star) - April 13, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Rotating blackouts were implemented yesterday in Luzon, including in Metro Manila, as the Luzon grid was placed on a 13-hour red alert status following the shutdown of several power plants. Read more at https://www.philstar.com/headlines/...ating-blackouts-hit-metro#zzSxvdq95hIlZHeI.99 Probe ‘rolling blackouts’ in Luzon amid ‘critical’ dry season – Hontiveros By: Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ INQUIRER.net / 04:13 PM April 11, 2019 Senator Risa Hontiveros. INQUIRER.NET PHOTO/CATHY MIRANDA MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called for an investigation on the rotational power outages in several areas in Luzon, citing possible health risks posed by lack of electricity amid the harsh dry season. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Wednesday announced there will be “rolling blackouts” across Luzon due to an unexpected simultaneous shut down of five power plants Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/11057...-critical-dry-season-hontiveros#ixzz5xdN1C0JE Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook DOE asks Mindanao energy players to address Mindanao partial blackout By DOEPublished on November 8, 2018 Twitter Google Plus TAGUIG CITY, Nov. 8 -- The Department of Energy (DOE) is investigating the occurrence of a major power interruption in parts of Mindanao early this morning. "We are validating the cause of the partial blackout in the Mindanao region and we are taking steps to secure the electricity services in Mindanao,” Sec. Alfonso G. Cusi stated. According to the initial report of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), a partial blackout in Mindanao occurred today (Thursday, November 8) at 10:38 am that isolated Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and the Zamboanga Peninsula and affected parts of Butuan City, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos and Davao City. 3-hour blackouts hit Metro Manila, Luzon ABS-CBN News MANILA, Philippines (Update 1) - The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said 3-hour rotational power interruptions will hit Metro Manila and parts of Luzon on Thursday due to insufficient supply. Meralco spokesman Joe Zaldariaga told radio dzMM that the 3-hour blackouts started 8 a.m., which affected several areas in Dasmariñas and Imus in Cavite province, Marikina City, Las Piñas City and Baliuag, Bulacan.
Good for you, you found some media outlets that use the term. It is not a term commonly used by people in the Philippines. Side note: getting annoyed with merging your repetitive posts. Say what you have to say in one post...not 3-4.
Blackout/brownout...who really cares terminology, bottom line no one is happy when there is an outage. I've have not been to one of the substations to look at relay settings for their breakers. But guessing I would think that there has been rain lately so vines, trees and critters could be a reason for unscheduled outages...even tracking from dirty insulators that went to ground. Speculation obviously but it does seem like there are less outages than even a couple years ago so hopefully with the slow infrastructure upgrades to their medium voltage lines will help the unscheduled outages. Scheduled outages will continue for the maintenance and the replacement of poles/lines that I've seen. Still sucks but it is what it is here. Shawn
It seems to me the power situation with rotating blackouts is pretty grim for the Philippines it sounds like mogadishu in the 80s ,boring ! Iv been in bali for over 10 years the power is stable the last substantial power cut ie 1 hour plus was around 6 years ago ,the voltage here is "rock steady" and average cost per kw hour is less than 50% of the phils . If indonesia can provide decent power supply why not the phils ??
Likely because Philippines doesn’t get the same opportunity or access to quality leadership that won’t steal them blind.
Indo and the phils have similar problems with infrastructure corruption etc ,but thankfully power on my island is no issue and cheap compared to the phils .
On which island do you live? As I was in the Philippines one month ago, we experienced one long blackout in Tayasan and a very short (few seconds) in Dumaguete. If there is a NORECO II, is there also a NORECO I and/or III?
Bali indonesia , reading the comments on this thread about the parlous electricity supply, voltage and blackouts as reported ,reminded me of mogadishu in the 80s and of course various other "tinpot countries " iv lived and worked in . I thought the phils must be better ? And you guys are paying a fortune for the privilege compared to indonesia ,strange.
