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MANILA, Philippines – You want riots in the streets? Allow a power outage on Sunday, May 3, during the historic match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Power supply companies are very much aware of this half-jest that Filipinos love to make these days, so they gave assurances they would ensure that no blackouts occur on fight day.
Local governments, politicians government offices, and some business establishments are sponsoring free viewing of the Pacquiao-Mayweather fights. (See the list of venues in Metro Manila and in the provinces.)
The Pacquiao-Mayweather match will be aired from Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States at 9 am Manila time. Filipinos are expected to gather in gymnasiums, plazas, convention centers, and restaurants as early as 6-7 am for the undercard bouts.
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco), which has 5 million customers, gave assurances on Friday, May 1, that there will be no power outage on May 3 during the much-awaited boxing match.
Rolando Cagampan, Meralco’s senior assistant vice president, said demand for electricity on Sundays is usually “low” – usually 20 to 25% lower than the demand on other days.
“So I assure you that there will be no blackouts,” he said.
“We’re good. If the NGCP (National Grid Corporation of the Philippines) system goes down, then that there will be a problem. Otherwise, we are in good shape on May 3,” Cagampan added.
In Tacloban City, the Leyte II Electric Cooperative (Leyeco II) announced that it will carry out precautionary measures to avert brownouts in this city and nearby towns during the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout.
Leyeco II distributes power to 56,000 houses and businesses in Tacloban City and nearby towns of Palo and Babatngon in Leyte province.
Heeding the directive of the National Electrification Administration issued on Thursday, April 30, the Leyeco II management has asked area managers and technical personnel to ensure that there will be no interruptions within their distribution system.
“We don’t want to be part of history by contributing to power interruptions while boxing aficionados watch the fight of the century,” said Leyeco II general manager Macel Avestruz.
Personnel have been deployed to clear lines, while load loggers were told to check transformers and ensure that no overloading.
Like Meralco’s Cagampan, Avestruz of Leyeco II said the only way power will be interrupted is when the NGCP encounter glitches. – Rappler.com
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