Households in Luzon suffered sudden, widespread power interruptions on Monday following a major power line failure or tripping, causing supply shortage in many parts of the island where consumption of electricity has spiked due to the hot weather. Unscheduled power interruptions started at 1 p.m. in various provinces due to the tripping or shutting down of the Bolo-Masinloc 230-kilovolt Line 2, which stretches from Pangasinan to Zambales, the Department of Energy (DOE) said in a statement. This subsequently halted supply from the Masinloc Units 1 and 2, which have a combined capacity of 618 megawatts (MW), that affected at least 300,000 customers.

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