THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced power outages in certain areas within their responsibility with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines declaring a Red Alert in the Luzon grid, affecting more than 1 million customers.

In a statement, Meralco said that they may implement a one-hour manual load dropping (MLD) or rotating power interruptions between 2:00PM and 4:00PM in its franchise area.

This affects some 660,000 service accounts.

Among the tentative rotating brownout areas include:

Between 2:01 PM to 3:00PM, affecting around 180,000 service connections in parts of: 

Bulacan – some barangays in Angat, Bustos, Malolos City, Norzagaray, Pandi, San Jose del Monte City, Santa Maria

Laguna – some barangays in Calauan, San Pablo City

Metro Manila – some barangays in Caloocan City, Manila, Pasay City, Pasig City, Quezon City, Taguig City

Quezon Province – some barangays in Candelaria, Mauban, Sampaloc, Tayabas City

Meanwhile those affected between 3:01 PM to 4:00PM, which will affect affecting 480,000 service connections in parts of:

Batangas – some barangays in Batangas City

Bulacan – some barangays in Malolos City, Plaridel, San Jose del Monte CIty, San Rafael, Santa Maria

Cavite – some barangays in Amadeo, Gen. Trias City, Imus City, Kawit, Naic, Noveleta, Silang, Tagaytay City, Tanza, Trece Martirez City

Laguna – some barangays in Liliw, Luisiana, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pila, Sta. Cruz

Metro Manila – some barangays in Caloocan City, Makati City, Marikina City, Parañaque City, San Juan City, Valenzuela City

Quezon Province – some barangays in Candelaria, Lucban, Lucena City, Sampaloc, Sariaya, Tayabas City

Rizal Province – some barangays in Angono, Antipolo City, Baras, Cainta, Cardona, Morong, San Mateo, Tanay, Teresa

Some 19 plants reportedly shut off due to extreme heat.

Metro Manila and 23 other areas were placed under dangerous heat level index due to extreme heat.