NGCP puts Luzon grid on yellow alert on July 31
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NGCP puts Luzon grid on yellow alert on July 31
Arthur Fuentes,
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 31, 2024 02:00 PM PHT
The inauguration of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose 500kV transmission line in Barangay Balsik, Hermosa, Bataan on July 12, 2024. The 8,000 MegaWatt (MW)-line is more than capable of transmitting the 2,086MW power from new plants in the area. Niño Jesus Orbeta, PPA pool MANILA - The Luzon power grid was placed on yellow alert on Wednesday.
The National Grid Corp of the Philippines said the yellow alert will be in effect during the following intervals:
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
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Luzon's power grid has an available capacity of 12,969 megawatts, while peak demand is estimated to reach 11,768MW.
The NGCP said several plants are on forced outage while others have been running on lowered or derated capacities, which have led to 3,017.9MW unavailable to the grid.
The Visayas and Mindanao grids meanwhile are operating normally, the NGCP said.
A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement, the power firm said.
The Philippines suffered a power crisis during the height of the dry season from April to May as energy demand surged while several power plants were shut down.
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