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    NGCP warns of short supply of electricity during dry season in Luzon grid

    Bynewshuntexpress

    Sep 13, 2022

    There is currently enough power supply to cater to the demand in Luzon but reserves have thinned that outages of plants could be felt by consumers, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said Tuesday.

    According to NGCP spokesperson Atty. Cynthia Alabanza, the current conditions are “normal” after the Luzon Grid was placed on Red Alert the previous day,

    “Right now, normal ang condition natin,” she said during a public briefing.

    “Ibig sabihin, base sa projection ng konsumo o inaasahan nating gamit ng kuryente, may sapat tayong supply para tugunan ‘yung consumption o’ yung gagamitin at ‘yung pambalanse,” she added.

    [Right now the condition is normal. This means that based on the projections on electricity consumption, we have enough supply to cater to the usage and the balance.]

    Alabanza noted, however, that while there is no alert status raised so far, reserves remain thin compared with the ideal situation, and forced outages could cause an alert status.

    “Medyo manipis na ‘yung sobrang supply kaya nararamdaman natin’ yung mga pabago bagong sitwasyon ng mga planta,” she said.

    [Our reserves are quite thin so we will really feel the changes in the situations of the plants.]

    In the same interview, Alabanza said the NGCP is already coordinating with power plants to address the issue, and connect more areas into the grid, including Mindoro which remains off-grid.

    The NGCP said it is looking to connect Mindoro from Batangas, which will be up for the approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

    “Sa ngayon nagaantay kami ng aksyon mula sa ERC kung papayagan nila kaming i-interconnect pero right now, hindi pa siya nakakabit at wala pa siya sa poder namin,” Alabanza said.

     

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