Meralco moves to restore NAIA power after outage delayed flights
MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Company reported that power connections in NAIA Terminal 3 are being restored after an outage delayed flights early Monday morning.
In a statement, the Pangilinan-led utility firm said that the problem was caused by a “main breaker problem” and that their team immediately worked to restore power.
“Initial inspection of the loadside pointed to a main breaker problem which NAIA Terminal 3 maintenance team is currently checking,” the statement read.
“Meralco personnel are still onsite providing assistance to airport authorities and helping restore the service at the airport terminal the soonest possible time,” Meralco added.
The power disruptions came as Filipinos were winding down a long weekend on Monday, since May 1 is a holiday to commemorate Labor Day.
The power outage marked another booboo for the country’s main gateway. In the first day of 2023, Philippine airspace fell quiet for a few hours as flights in and out of the country were redirected or stopped following electrical issues.
As it is, a consortium of six Philippine conglomerates and a US-based infrastructure company pitched a rehabilitation proposal to the Marcos Jr. administration on Thursday.
The Department of Energy said in an update that at least 85% of power has been restored at NAIA’s Terminal 3 and is expected to be completed this morning. The DOE said that based on the initial assessment, it was an internal issue within NAIA.
“Still waiting full report from Meralco but initial feedback points to: 1. No problem from Meralco supply and 2. Problem is internal to NAIA T3,” said Energy assistant secretary Mario Marasigan. — Ramon Royandoyan
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