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Arthur Fuentes

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<p><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span color="" UI="" white-space:=""></span></span>MANILA - The Philippines&#x27; power transmission operator again placed the Luzon and Visayas power grids on yellow alert on Tuesday as energy reserves remained thin. </p><div style="margin:0px"><br/></div><p style="margin:0px">The National Grid Corp of the Philippines said the following alerts were in effect. </p><div> </div><div style="line-height:1"><strong>LUZON </strong></div><p style="line-height:1"><strong>Yellow alert</strong><br/>2 p.m. - 4 p.m.</p><p style="line-height:1">8<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> p.m.</span> - 10 p.m.</p><div style="line-height:1"> <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"></span></div><p style="line-height:1"><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">At around 1 p.m.</span> the NGCP lifted the alert for the Visayas as the grid was able to tap additional power from Mindanao</p><p>&quot;A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement,&quot; the NGCP said.</p><p>This means that power reserves are thin and localized or rotating brownouts are possible.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3_Izm6p-O1s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>For the Luzon grid, the NGCP said the available capacity is 14,950 megawatts, while peak demand is 13,902 MW.</p><p>For the Visayas grid, the available capacity is 2,881 MW while peak demand is 2,580 MW.</p><p>The Department of Energy admitted last week that the power situation in the country has reached crisis levels. Meralco meanwhile warned that the situation may get worse in May as the weather gets hotter and consumer demand for electricity rises.</p>

<p>The Philippines' power transmission operator has again placed the Luzon and Visayas power grids on yellow alert as energy reserves remained thin.</p>

The Philippines' power transmission operator has again placed the Luzon and Visayas power grids on yellow alert as energy reserves remained thin.

Luzon, Visayas power grids on alert again on Tuesday, April 30

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Luzon, Visayas power grids on alert again on Tuesday, April 30

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published April 30, 2024 10:26 AM PHT

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Updated April 30, 2024 03:30 PM PHT

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