Luzon grid on red alert — NGCP

Credit to Author: TYRONE JASPER C. PIAD| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:16:27 +0000

A red alert is up in the Luzon grid, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Wednesday.

The NGCP said the alert took effect at 10 a.m. and would last until 4 p.m. Another one is expected from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A yellow alert will be up from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Available capacity at the moment is at 10,741 megawatts (MW) amid a peak demand of 10,525 MW.

“Details on the cause to be announced by the Department of Energy later in the day,” NGCP added.