Philippines Warns of Serious Power Cuts as Heat, Outages Strain Grids
More than 200,000 consumers faced outages as Meralco began rotating brownouts and the DOE ordered NGCP to restore transmission lines.
- On Thursday, May 14, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines issued red and yellow alerts over the Luzon and Visayas grids due to insufficient power supply amid searing heat and widespread plant outages.
- The Department of Energy reported that the 500 kV Tayabas-Ilijan and Dasmariñas-Ilijan Transmission Lines tripped early Thursday, disconnecting major power units as 27 power plants remained on forced shutdown since May.
- Rotating power interruptions affected about 1.9 million customers served by the Manila Electric Company , which activated the Interruptible Load Program to reduce load from commercial and industrial partners.
- Energy Secretary Sharon Garin ordered the NGCP to submit a full account of grid disruptions, directing officials to "restore normal conditions as quickly as possible and protect Filipino consumers from prolonged supply disruptions."
- The NGCP expects sufficient power to be available across its three main grids on May 15, though the Philippines faces ongoing fuel supply risks linked to the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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AlKhaleej TodayPower grid collapse leaves millions sweltering in Philippines amid record-breaking heat
MANILA, May 15 — Widespread power cuts struck the Philippines Friday, leaving millions without electricity in the tropical nation’s hottest month of the year.The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said rolling one-hour power outages hit parts of the capital Manila and the rest of the main island of Luzon from mid-afternoon.These were due to “major grid disruptions” that affected transmission lines, as well as a maintenance shutd…
Rotating brownouts threaten Luzon, Visayas Thursday
Country’s energy infrastructure is buckling under intensified seasonal demand, with grid operators warning of a second consecutive day of rotating power outages across the country’s two largest island groups.The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed both the Luzon and Visayas grids under red alert status on Thursday, May 14, indicating that current power supply is insufficient to meet peak consumer demand and the grid’s nece…
Luzon, Visayas grids under red alert
The Luzon and Visayas grids were placed under red alert on Thursday as power supply fell short of projected demand amid multiple plant outages and derated capacities.In an advisory, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Luzon grid would be under red alert from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., while yellow alert status would be raised from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.Available capacity in the Luzon grid was placed at …
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