Atin Ito First Filipino Community Newspaper in Ontario
THE Manila Electric Company (Meralco) admitted on Sunday that they were at fault for the more than 30-minute power interruption at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 last Friday, June 9.
In a statement, Meralco said that its subsidiary MServ was testing the terminals’ electrical facilities when the power outage occurred.
“We are issuing this statement to confirm that MServ, in the presence of MIAA personnel, was conducting testing activities of NAIA Terminal 3’s electrical facilities when the brief power outage occurred last Friday,” the company said.
A report submitted to airport authorities said an MServ personnel accidentally left grounding conductors attached to an electrical equipment, triggering an electrical fault.
“The affected facilities were immediately isolated, and power was restored at 1:29 p.m of the same day. Meralco also dispatched crew on site to assist MServ and MIAA,” it said.
“We would like to apologize for the inconvenience the power interruption last Friday caused,” it said.
“We also assure MIAA, the Department of Transportation and the commuting public that measures are being undertaken to prevent a similar incident from happening again,” Meralco added.
— Francis Earl Cueto
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