Meralco assures readiness for ASEAN Summit, El Niño

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Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Wednesday assured customers of sufficient power supply to meet the anticipated demand during the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila, as it…

Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Wednesday assured customers of sufficient power supply to meet the anticipated demand during the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila, as it braces for a potentially stronger El Niño that could drive up electricity consumption and rates.

According to Meralco spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga, Meralco has already completed inspection and validation of venues that will be used to host world leaders who are set to arrive for the ASEAN Summit, to prevent any power emergencies.

“Sa parte ng Meralco, sinisiguro namin ang kahandaan ng aming mga pasilidad para hindi magka-aberya ‘yung aming serbisyo. Alam naman natin gano ka-kritikal ‘yung kuryente ‘pag may mga ganitong events,” Zaldarriaga said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum.

(On the part of Meralco, we are ensuring that our facilities are prepared to prevent disruptions to our service. We know how critical electricity is during events like this.)

The Philippines is set to host the ASEAN Summit next week, with leaders such as US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva scheduled to attend.

“Bukod sa inspection ng mga facilities namin, nakumpleto na rin namin yung pag-process ng mga kinakailangang security at access clearances para sa mga personnel na itatalaga at i-dedeploy sa summit venues,” Zaldarriaga said.

“And strategically, ito importante ‘to, gusto ko lang emphasize. Strategically, nakaposition ‘yung aming mga standby crews — personnel, equipment, para mabilis kaming makatugon kung sakaling magkaroon ng, ‘wag naman sana, ng power-related concern or emergency, outages, interruption,” he added.

(Aside from the inspection of our facilities, we also completed the processing of the necessary security and access clearances for the personnel that will be assigned and deployed to summit venues.

And strategically, this is important and I just want to emphasize, strategically, we have positioned our standby crews — personnel, equipment, so that they can…

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