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Cuba hit by 2nd nationwide outage as it struggles under oil blockade

HAVANA, Cuba – A power outage struck the entire island of Cuba on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time), the energy ministry said, in the second...

Cotabato, BARMM regain power after 27-hour blackout

COTABATO City—The power outage that started about noontime Tuesday and plunged this city and other major areas of Mindanao including portions of the Bangsamoro...

Power outage leaves east Cuba in darkness

HAVANA – A power grid failure in eastern Cuba plunged three entire provinces into darkness on Wednesday, utility officials said, leaving hundreds of thousands...

Electricity outage hits San Francisco, thousands without power

San Francisco, United States—A huge electricity outage hit San Francisco on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), leaving 130,000 residents without power for several hours at its...

Visayas grid placed under yellow alert due to thin reserves

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Thursday declared a yellow alert status for the Visayas grid from 5 p.m. to 6...

Meralco restores power to over 200,000 customers affected by Super Typhoon Uwan

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said Monday the number of customers affected by power outages due to Super Typhoon Uwan has dropped to 197,000 as...

Boracay power restored after high tide delays repair work

Electricity has been restored to Boracay Island and nearby towns after a temporary halt to restoration work due to high tide, officials said Monday. The...

Faulty underground cables blamed for Boracay blackout

The Department of Energy (DOE) said it is closely monitoring the power situation in Caticlan, Boracay Island and nearby areas after an unscheduled power...

ERC revokes SIPCOR’s permit

The Energy Regulatory Commission ordered the immediate revocation of all provisional authorities to operate for S.I. Power Corp. (SIPCOR)'s generating units over "multiple violations...

Visitors stranded at Osaka expo overnight after chaotic subway outage

The World Exposition in Osaka was disrupted by a subway system malfunction late Wednesday that left many people stranded inside the venue well into...

NGCP boosts grid response with annual drills

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it is continuing to improve its grid response capabilities in the event of large-scale power...

DOE flags SIPCOR for violations

THE government is eyeing possible action against the Villar-led Siquijor Island Power Corporation (SIPCOR) operations due to ongoing power outages on Siquijor Island, officials...

NNIC apologizes for NAIA power interruptions

The private operator of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has issued an apology for a one-hour power interruption at Terminal 3 early Wednesday morning. The...

Power returns to most of Spain, Portugal after massive blackout

Madrid, Spain—Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds...
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