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Linemen check electric meters at the Divisoria area in Manila on September 12, 2022.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Electric linemen in Divisoria

Benise Balaoing

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171686125546620220912-electric-meter-divisoria-JC2989.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Linemen check electric meters at the Divisoria area in Manila on September 12, 2022.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);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:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Linemen check electric meters at the Divisoria area in Manila on September 12, 2022.  <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1v1ol" data-offset-key="egqcc-0-0" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box;column-rule:4px outset rgb(255, 0, 255);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div data-offset-key="egqcc-0-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;column-rule:4px outset rgb(255, 0, 255);position:relative;white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left"> </div></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);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:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">MANILA (UPDATE)  -- The Luzon grid has been put on red alert again on Tuesday, May 28 while the Visayas grid was placed under yellow alert.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted">The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the following power alerts were in effect: </span></div><div style="line-height:1"><strong>LUZON</strong></div><p style="line-height:1"><strong>Red Alert<br/></strong>2 p.m. - 5 p.m.</p><p style="line-height:1">8 p.m. - 9 p.m.</p><div style="line-height:1"><strong>Yellow Alert</strong></div><p style="line-height:1">12 p.m. - 2 p.m.</p><p style="line-height:1">5 p.m. - 8 p.m.</p><p style="line-height:1">9 p.m. - 12 midnight</p><div style="line-height:1"><br/></div><div style="line-height:1"><strong>VISAYAS</strong></div><div style="line-height:1"><strong>Yellow Alert<br/></strong></div><p style="line-height:1">3 p.m. - 4 p.m.</p><p style="line-height:1">6 p.m. - 7 p.m.</p><div><br/></div><p>A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement.</p><p>A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement. </p><div><span>In a statement, the NGCP said the lijan, Pagbilao 1, 2, and 3, and Quezon Power Philippines Ltd. (QPPL) plants were on forced outage, while the San Lorenzo 50 was on emergency shutdown.</span></div><div><span>It also noted that the Sual 1, Sual 2, Limay 4, and Limay 8 plants were running on derated capacity. </span></div><p><span>All in all, </span>3 plants have been on forced outage since 2023, while another 3 went down between January and March 2024.</p><p>Twelve more power plants went out between April and May 2024, and 10 are running on derated capacities.</p><p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The Philippines has been experiencing power shortages since April. The head of the Department of Energy has even called the situation a &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/4/25/power-situation-now-a-calamity-says-doe-1554">calamity.</a>&quot;</p><p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has suspended the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) for Luzon because of insufficient generation capacity in the grid.</p><p>Power distributor Meralco said it has coordinated with its customers enrolled under the Interruptible Load Program to see if they can de-load to help ease the demand.</p><p>Meralco spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga said they may implement rotational brownouts anew in Luzon if needed.</p><div><strong>RELATED STORY:</strong></div><div><span></span><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;t=1s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

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Rotating brownouts loom as Luzon grid on red alert again on May 28

Benise Balaoing,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 28, 2024 10:42 AM PHT

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Updated May 28, 2024 03:16 PM PHT

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