NGCP: Visayas grid under ‘yellow alert’
MANILA, Philippines – The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under yellow alert status on Tuesday due to the unexpected shutdown of three power plants amid higher demand.
In an advisory, the grid operator said the Visayas would be under yellow alert from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., revising its earlier advisory that placed the alert status from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
READ: NGCP places Visayas grid under ‘yellow alert’
In a yellow alert, the power supply can still meet demand, but it will serve as a warning that when a plant breaks down one way or another, it will result in brownouts.
It said the Visayas grid’s available capacity was 2,684 megawatts (MW), while demand was at 2,512 MW.
The Visayas grid relies heavily on electricity imports from Luzon and Mindanao.
In a separate statement, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin ordered generation companies to speed up the restoration works for the affected power plants. /pai
