Meralco eyes power restoration on Sunday

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said that power services in areas hit by Supertyphoon “Carina” and enhanced southwest monsoon may be fully restored on Sunday, three days after Carina left the country. Its consumers with no power, as of 2 p.m. on Saturday, were still at 9,000, with most of them residing in Metro Manila and Bulacan.

“Majority of the remaining affected customers are expected to be restored within the day, while full restoration is expected by tomorrow,” said Joe Zaldarriaga, vice president and head of corporate communications of Meralco. During the onslaught of Carina on Wednesday, the number of affected Meralco customers reached 600,000.

It said the areas affected by power interruptions were mostly in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, and Cavite. Some portions in Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon also faced a brownout. —LISBET K. ESMAEL