By Leilanie Adriano/Philippine News Agency
LAOAG CITY — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is advising consumers to conserve energy after it declared a ‘yellow alert’ status for the Luzon grid on Tuesday.
In a statement, NGCP said the yellow alert is up because of thin power reserves brought about by the unexpected shutdown of some power plants.
A yellow alert notice means operating reserves have dropped below the required 647 megawatts contingency in Luzon, or equivalent to the largest unit in Luzon, which is the 647-MW coal-fired power plant in Sual, Pangasinan.
On April 29, the Luzon grid was again affected by manual load dropping to maintain the integrity of the power system.
As of this posting, electricity peak demand was recorded at 10, 482 megawatts against available capacity of 11,405 megawatts.
Lilibeth Gaydowen, Regional Communications and Public Affairs Officer of NGCP, said “manual load dropping or rotating power interruptions, may or may not be implemented depending on the condition of the system.”
She also appealed to consumers to conserve energy to help avert manual load curtailment.
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