“We do not have potential red alerts for the rest of the year,” Energy Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said.
Guevara said that based on the state weather bureau’s forecast, hydro power plants are expected to reduce output by 50 percent starting July and up to 70 percent by the end of the year.
These are the Hermosa-San Jose, Cebu-Negros-Panay Project 3 and Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Projects. She said DOE conducted a simulation, based on historical data and forecasts of El Niño on power generation where it was revealed that about 300 MW to 500 MW of hydro capacity will be affected. NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said the brunt of El Niño is expected at the beginning of 2024 so the preparations must already be started.
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