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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.
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MANILA -- Parts of the Visayas may experience rotational brownouts on Tuesday, August 11, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said.The NGCP said it may implement manual load dropping in the following areas:<div>1 P.M. to 10 P.M.</div>VECOMECOCEBECO ICEBECO IICEBECO IIINEPCNOCECONORECO INORECO IINONECOMOREAKELCOANTECOCAPELCOILECO IILECO IIILECO IIIGUIMELCOBLCIBOHECO IBOHECO II<div>6 P.M. to 7 P.M.</div>LEYECO IISOLECODORELCOLEYECO IIILEYECO IVLEYECO VESAMELCOBILECONORSAMELCOSAMELCO ISAMELCO IIThe NGCP said this is because of limited generation in the Cebu, Negros, and Panay sub-grid, and limited import power from the Mindanao grid.The Visayas grid is on Red Alert from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., and on Yellow Alert from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.The Mindanao grid, meanwhile, is on Yellow Alert from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement. A yellow alert, meanwhile, means plants are producing less than the grid&#x27;s contingency requirement.

The NGCP said this is because of limited generation in the Cebu, Negros, and Panay sub-grid, and limited import power from the Mindanao grid.

The NGCP said this is because of limited generation in the Cebu, Negros, and Panay sub-grid, and limited import power from the Mindanao grid.

Rotational brownouts may hit parts of Visayas on Tuesday: NGCP

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Rotational brownouts may hit parts of Visayas on Tuesday: NGCP

Benise Balaoing,

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Published August 11, 2026 03:08 PM PHT

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