Power interruptions likely as red, yellow alerts up in Luzon

Credit to Author: JORDEENE B. LAGARE| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:34:17 +0000

POWER interruptions may hit Luzon as the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) raised red and yellow alerts in the region which will last for about 11 hours.

In its advisory, the NGCP said the red alert would be up in the country’s largest island from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and a yellow alert from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Available capacity stands at 10,830 megawatts (MW) while peak demand is at 10,371 MW.

“Details on the cause to be announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) later in the day,” the grid operator said.

The NGCP declares a red alert when contingency reserves reach zero which could lead to power outages in the grid.

A yellow alert is raised when reserves are less than the capacity of the biggest plant in the grid which is 647 MW for Luzon.

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