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Visayas Grid Under Red Alert Amid Thin Electricity Supply
The Visayas grid in the Philippines continues to face a tight electricity situation, with a red alert issued on Monday. Approximately 818.9 megawatts of capacity is unavailable due to forced outages and reduced output from several power plants, increasing the risk of brownouts.
MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas grid continues to grapple with thin electricity situation, with new power alerts up on Monday. In an advisory, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said a red alert status would take effect from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. READ: DOE targets brownout-free Christmas for Visayas, Mindanao The grid would also be under a yellow alert from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. About 818.9 megawatts of capacity was not available to the grid, with more power plants on forced outages or running on reduced output. READ: Power supply woes in Visayas, Mindanao extend to September A yellow alert indicates that available power reserves are thinning, meaning any unexpected plant outage could trigger service interruptions. A red alert indicates that the supply cannot meet the demand, raising the risk of rotational brownouts unless we manage consumption effectively. /pai
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