Visayas power crisis: 3rd day of red alert as demand exceeds supply

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under red and yellow alert statuses anew on Friday, May 15, after power demand exceeded available supply amid multiple plant outages across the region. In an advisory released Friday morning, the NGCP declared a red alert from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., warning that available power supply may no longer be sufficient to cover consumer demand and grid reserve requirements during peak evening hours. The grid operator also raised a yellow alert from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to […]... Keep on reading: Visayas power crisis: 3rd day of red alert as demand exceeds supply

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