Luzon grid under red, yellow alerts anew on Thursday, June 20

MANILA, Philippines – The Luzon grid will be placed under red alert for four hours on today, Thursday, June 20, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said.

In a tweet, NGCP said that the red alert would be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The grid will also be on yellow alert  from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Luzon grid status, 20 June 2019:

Yellow Alert
9:00AM-10:00AM
11:00AM-1:00PM
4:00PM-10:00PM

Red Alert
10:00AM-11:00AM
1:00PM-4:00PM

Available Capacity – 11,217MW
Peak Demand – 10,995MW

Details on the cause to be announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) later in the day.

— NGCP (@NGCP_ALERT) June 19, 2019

The red and yellow alerts will be in effect due to thin energy reserves.

Current available capacity is 11,217 megawatts, while peak demand is predicted at 10,995 megawatts, leaving a reserve of 222 megawatts.

Last Wednesday, the Luzon grid was likewise placed under red and yellow alerts. (Editor: Gilbert S. Gaviola)

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