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On eve of Halalan 2022, NGCP say power supply in all grids 'sufficient'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Linemen work on electrical posts at a street in Mandaluyong on September 15, 2021. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/05/08/20210915-electrical-linemen-gc-5248.jpg"/><figcaption>Linemen work on electrical posts at a street in Mandaluyong on September 15, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines&#x27; power grid operator said Sunday &quot;there is sufficient level of supply and reserves&quot; in all power grids across the country, a day before Filipino voters trooped to the polls for the national elections. </p><p>In a situation report, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Luzon grid had a total available cap of 14,031 megawatts (MW) against a system demand of 10,125 MW as of Saturday evening.</p><p>The Visayas and Mindanao grids had available caps of 2,797 and 2,930 MW, respectively, against a demand of 1,988 and 1,795 MW.</p><p>The NGCP also reported that &quot;all transmission lines are under normal operations.&quot;</p><p>On Saturday, 5 electric cooperatives experienced &quot;partial and momentary line trippings&quot; but have resumed normal operations, the NGCP said.</p><p>Two private distribution utilities also had &quot;momentary line trippings&quot; but have now returned to normal operations, it added.</p><p>The NGCP has assured the public that mechanisms were in place to prevent power interruptions on election day.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/07/22/ngcp-assures-enough-power-supply-on-may-9">#Halalan2022: NGCP assures enough electricity supply on election day</a></li></ul><p>Earlier this year, the company said it was concerned over the &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/18/22/ngcp-warns-of-thin-energy-supply-this-summer">thin supply</a>&quot; of power during the May 9 elections due to hot weather, unscheduled maintenance, and forced outages.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2024294" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The NGCP said Sunday 'there is sufficient level of supply and reserves' in all power grids across the country.