The Luzon and the Visayas are still under yellow and red alerts as of this posting as 47 power units are either on forced outage or derated, which slashed a total of 3,021 megawatts from both grids.
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon grid under red alert from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
A yellow alert, on the other hand, was declared from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.; from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
The Luzon grid has an available capacity of 13,594 MW but peak demand is projected to reach 13,127 MW.
Meanwhile, in the Visayas, a yellow alert will persist from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Visayas has an available capacity of 2,614 MW and a peak demand projected to hit 2,445 MW.
The Department of Energy will hold a media briefing in a few minutes. Watch out for this space for updates.
