(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, April 12, wants to probe why there have been rotating brownouts in the country, even if the Department of Energy gave a previous assurance there was enough energy supply. In an interview over GMA’s News to Go, Gatchalian, chair of the Senate’s committee on energy, said the probe would focus on why there was a lack of reserves and why different power plants bogged down at the […]
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Red alert over Luzon grid lifted; grid now under yellow alert
(Eagle News) — The red alert hoisted over the Luzon grid has been lifted. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, April 11. According to the NGCP, the grid was no longer under the alert as of 2:18 p.m. It is, however, under a yellow alert from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., the NGCP said. The red alert status means there is a generation deficiency. A […]
Luzon Grid placed under yellow alert by NGCP
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Thursday, September 1 placed the Luzon Grid under yellow alert due to insufficient ancillary services (AS) capacity. According to the NGCP, the available grid capacity is now at 9, 508 megawatts with a peak demand of 8, 911 megawatts. https://youtu.be/EtlAa6wVWIU
PHL to have power reserve Monday
By Joann Santiago MANILA (PNA) — Power supply on Monday (May 19) is expected to be in surplus based on the outlook of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). According to the projection of the country’s grid operator, there would be about 984 megawatt (MW) reserve for the Luzon grid alone. This, however, is lower than the about 1,200 MW usual reserve of the country’s largest island group. Total expected available capacity for […]





