MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas grid was placed on yellow alert from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Wednesday, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said.
According to the NGCP’s announcement, the Visayas grid has an available capacity of 2,926 megawatts (MW) and a peak demand of 2,596 MW.
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It also reported that 14 power plants were forced to shut down between April and May 2024, while five others were running at derated capacities.
As a result, 613.3 MW are unavailable, it added.
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Likewise, the Visayas grid was placed on yellow alert on Tuesday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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In the NGCP’s classification system, a yellow alert is raised when the operating margin is not enough for the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.