Yellow alert up for Visayas grid again

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another yellow alert has been issued for the Visayas grid on Monday, July 13 as several of the largest coal-fired power plants in the region remain offline and demand continues to surge.

Monday’s yellow alert will cover the peak hours from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

Under a yellow alert, the grid faces increased risk of rotational brownouts should demand spike or another power plant undergoes unscheduled shutdown.

READ: No clear return date for aging power plants behind Visayas outages

This is the second straight week the Visayas grid face a new wave of yellow alerts after a short-lived reprieve provided by the reactivation of Unit 3 of the Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC).

Forced outages

Around 20 power plants in the Visayas have been under forced outages since 2021 including the two units of Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI) and more recently, the Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC).

The Unit 3 of PEDC also became isolated after the Cebu-Iloilo PED kilovolt line tripped.

READ: Grid outlook: Visayas grid likely to face tight power margins again

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