If everything was working properly, the Luzon grid should have enough electricity to meet immediate demand, plus a margin of 1,000-2,000 MW. That change does not seem to be coming yet. If the government started today, it could present tangible improvements by the second half of Duterte’s term; but that requires a significant change in approach to the problem. A wide area stretching from Quezon City to Batangas was affected, with outages lasting from two to four hours in most places. Change is not coming so quickly for some thingsMY original topic for today’s column was unfortunately trapped inside my home computer at about 10:55 am yesterday, when a sweeping power outage began and affected a large part of Metro Manila and provinces to the south.

Source: Manila Times August 05, 2016 14:48 UTC