Visayas, Mindanao Grids Face Red, Yellow Alerts Due to Power Shortages
The Visayas power grid in the Philippines was placed under a Red Alert on Friday afternoon due to the unavailability of coal plants and outages affecting multiple facilities. The Mindanao grid also faced a Yellow Alert, indicating a tight power supply situation.
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