Visayas continues to face thin power supply

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Originally published byPhilippine Daily Inquirer

The unavailability of four coal power plants continues to put pressure on the Visayas’ electricity supply, with another yellow alert issued on Monday. In an advisory, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said the Visayas will be placed under the alert status from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. READ: DOE: El Niño may lead to more power alerts Moreover, the available power capacity was 2,579 megawatts (MW) as of 8 a.m., while the peak demand was 2,488 MW. A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement. /pai INQ...

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