The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has “categorically denied” accusations of being behind the power issues that affected the NAIA twice this year, insisting that their system cannot be controlled remotely. | GabrielLaluINQ
Fernandez said that NGCP had several Chinese officials, adding that 40 percent of the consortium is handled by the Grid Corporation of China. As both the January 1 and May 1 power interruptions were related to electricity, Fernandez speculated that China may have been acting up due to the warmer Philippines-United States ties.
“We repeat that our systems operations cannot be controlled remotely, and that the system is by default, disconnected from the VPN and we are protected by an airgap, among many other contingency measures,” it added. China has frowned on the establishment of four new Edca sites, saying that it would just harm the Philippines.NGCP maintained however that they are a Filipino corporation, and that they remain committed to providing electricity to the country.
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