NGCP warns of possible brownouts as grids hit red, yellow alert levels

MANILA, Philippines – Brownouts may occur as the Luzon and Visayas grids were again placed under red and yellow alert on Thursday due to insufficient power supply and thin operating reserves, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said. The NGCP explained that a red alert is issued when “power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement.” A yellow alert, meanwhile, is declared when the “operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.” In an advisory issued at 8 a.m., NGCP said the Luzon grid will be under red alert […]... Keep on reading: NGCP warns of possible brownouts as grids hit red, yellow alert levels

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