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(Eagle News)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has hoisted red and yellow alerts over the Luzon grid, a day after a 6.1-magnitude quake struck the area. The NGCP said the yellow alert, which means reserves are less than the power of the largest online plant, was in effect from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The red alert, on the other hand, which means a generation deficiency exists, […]
(Eagle News) — Balik na sa normal na operasyon ang lahat ng transmission lines at pasilidad na naapektuhan ng tropical depression “Maring,” ito ay ayon sa ulat ng National Grid Corporation (NGCP). Kabilang sa mga transmission line na nakumpuni at dinadaluyan na muli ng kuryente ay ang Batangas-Bolboc line at Gumaca – Lopez -Tagkawayan line sa CALABARZON. Ayon pa sa NGCP, balik normal na rin ang Olongapo-Cawag line ng Zambales Electric Cooperative 2. https://youtu.be/tsQTNbND0nw
(Eagle News) – Mariing itinanggi ng pamunuan ng Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) ang alegasyong may midnight deals sa pitong power supply agreements na pinasok nito. Agad na nilinaw ng Meralco sa joint hearing ng House committee on good government and public accountability at committee on energy na dumaan sa tamang proseso ang pitong supply agreements na may 20 taong kontrata. Binigyang-diin pa ni Ivanna dela Peña, 1st Vice President ng Meralco, na hindi madedehado ang mga consumer […]
Eagle News — Balik normal na sa pagsu-supply ng kuryente sa National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), ang isa sa dalawang pasilidad ng ‘first gen corporation’ na napinsala ng ‘Batangas quake’. Ayon sa NGCP, agad nilang nakumpuni ang unit 60 ng San Lorenzo switchyard na nagkokonekta sa San Lorenzo, San Gabriel at Avion Natural Gas Plants sa NGCP. Tiwala ang korporasyon na makukumpuni at maibabalik na rin sa operasyon ang unit 50. Nakapag-su-supply na […]
TAGUIG CITY, Dec. 28 – MANILA ELECTRIC Co. (Meralco) has energized 26,321 households as of mid-December, a figure which includes the 2,661 service areas identified by the Energy department where marginalized customers badly needed electricity. Meralco said since July 8, it had brought electricity to 1,246 homes in Gaya-gaya in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. In Manila, the distribution utility energized seven households in Isla Puting Bato, 443 in Happyland/Aroma, 621 in Parola, and 258 in […]
Inilagay na sa red alert ang buong Mindanao dahil sa sa generation deficiency o kaunting suplay ng kuryente ayon sa National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Dahil dito, ayon sa ahensya, inaasahan na ang rotating brownouts sa Mindanao kaugnay na rin anila ng zero megawatt na contigency reserves sa Mindanao. Napag-alaman ding magkukulang ng 49 megawatts na reserve power ang Mindanao Grid kaugnay ng pagbagsak ng Quezon Power Plant.
(Eagle News) — Davao residents would have to bear with longer brownouts as the Davao Light and Power Company announced the extension of rotating brownouts from four to five hours in all its service areas. The announcement came as energy sources are affected seriously by the long dry spell or El Nino. Art Milan, chief operating officer and vice president of the Davao Light said the additional brownout will occur from between 8:00 and 11:00 […]
TAGUIG CITY, Apr. 12 — The Department of Energy (DOE) remains keen on ensuring that power supply in the country will be adequate, reliable, and stable for the entire summer period—especially during the general elections. “Our team is currently assessing the power supply situation by closely coordinating with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the power plant owners and operators in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to make sure that the generating facilities which are […]
Mindanao is now feeling the effects of El Niño phenomenon that has affected the operations of the Agus and Pulangi Hydropower Complexes (APHC), which supplies nearly half of the island’s power supply. In South Cotabato, local power distributor South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) carried out one-hour rotational power interruption in its service area on Friday because of reduced power allocation from the National Power Corporation – Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation […]
A large portion of eastern Samar remains without power supply, affecting the operations of business in the area.
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry submitted a six-paged resolution to President Aquino during the 40th Philippine Business Commerce and Expo, highlighting their concerns which include the power supply problem and port congestion.
Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla said that it will not take one week for the power supply to return to normal in damaged areas. He added that such damage in power supply only occurred in isolated areas. Areas experiencing loss of power supply include Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union and Pangasinan. He also said that all transmission lines are back to normal as well as the distribution utilities of the cooperatives.
