MANILA, Philippines – Isinailalim sa red at yellow alert ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) ang Visayas grid ngayong Sabado, Setyembre 12 dahil sa limitadong power supply.
Ang red alert ay epektibo mula alas-5 ng hapon hanggang alas-9 ng gabi, habang ang yellow alert naman ay nakataas mula alas-4 ng hapon hanggang alas-5 ng hapon at alas-9 ng gabi hanggang alas-10 ng gabi.
Nasa 2,109 ang available capacity ng grid habang ang peak demand ay inaasahang aabot sa 2,346 MW.
“11 plants are on forced outage on September, 4 plants since August 2026, 1 plant since July, 2 plants since June, 7 plants since May, 3 plants since 2025, 2 plants since 2024, 2 plants since 2023, and 1 plant since 2021, while 14 plants are running on derated capacities, for a total of 1,052.4MW unavailable to the grid,” ayon sa NGCP.
Nananatiling unavailable ang malalaking coal plants na TVI 1, TVI 2, at PEDC 3 sa Visayas habang mayroon ding limitadong power import mula Mindanao grid.
“A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement. A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.” RNT/JGC
