Monday, August 8, 2016

Luzon power grid on yellow alert anew

Power Situation Outlook as of today, Monday, August 8, 2016. | Source: NGCP's twitter post (@NGCP_Alert)
        
MANILA, Philippines — Luzon power grid was placed on yellow alert on Monday due to insufficient power supply from generating plants.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announced that a yellow alert will be raised in Luzon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to lower ancillary services.

The available capacity is approximately 9,591 megawatts (MW) while the peak demand is at 9,073 MW.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines raised the yellow alert in Luzon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday. File photo
The following power plants were shut down: Ilijan Block B, Quezon Power (Philippines, Limited Co., Pagbilao 2, Malaya 1 , Sta Rota mod. 2, South Luzon Therman Corp., Limay 2 and Angat 2.

Meanwhile, the following power plants have limited capacity: Malaya 2 (280 MW from 350 MW), Calaca 1 (155 MW from 200 MW) and Limay (300 MW from 540 MW).

The NGCP said that Interruptible Load Program participants are ready to use their generation sets in case there is a deficiency in supply. — Patricia Lourdes Viray via PhilStar

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