System upgrades, facility retirements, and municipal infrastructure projects will trigger temporary power interruptions across key residential and commercial sectors in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal throughout the week.
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) confirmed Sunday that maintenance teams will carry out line reconductoring, facility replacements, and line relocations to maintain grid efficiency.
Road expansion initiatives in Laguna require extended service adjustments early in the week.
In Calamba City, Laguna, electricity will be temporarily cut from 11 p.m. on Nov. 2 to 5 a.m. on Nov. 3 across portions of Barangays Barandal, Batino, Mayapa, Paciano Rizal, and Punta to facilitate the relocation of electrical equipment affected by a road-widening project along Batino Road.
Industrial and commercial facilities in Cavite also face scheduled downtime due to infrastructure improvements.
Portions of Gateway Business Park in Barangay Javalera, General Trias, Cavite, will undergo a power shutdown on Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to accommodate line reconstruction works.
Overnight maintenance operations will affect commercial and residential distribution lines in Bulacan.
In Pandi, Bulacan, parts of Malibong Bata and Malibong Matanda will experience power cuts from 11 p.m. on Nov. 3 to 4 a.m. on Nov. 4 as technical crews replace and install electrical facilities and execute line reconductoring along Malibong Matanda Road.
Midweek schedules focus heavily on line reconstruction and facility retirement across Eastern Metro Manila and Rizal province.
In Marikina City, sections of Marikina Heights are scheduled for power interruptions on Nov. 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. due to line reconstruction and the retirement of aging equipment along Rumbler Street and Villa Grande Street in Villa Grande Subdivision.
The same project will simultaneously cut power to parts of Barangay Cupang in Antipolo City, Rizal, during the same four-hour window.
Elsewhere in Antipolo City, service will be temporarily suspended in portions of Barangay Mayamot on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for line reconstruction along Kaimito Avenue and Mahogany Avenue.