NGCP Reports Stable Power Situation for Weekend with Surpluses in Luzon and Visayas

The NGCP lifted the red and yellow alerts over Luzon and Visayas, indicating a stable power situation for this weekend. As of 6 am on Saturday, Luzon had a surplus capacity of 3,692 megawatts (MW) while Visayas had a thin surplus of 429 MW. The improvement was attributed to three power plants going back to full capacity, adding a total of 1,1510 MW to the Luzon grid and creating a power surplus. For Visayas, available capacity was pegged at 2,768 MW while demand was at 2,339 MW, leading to an excess of 429 MW for the island.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) lifted the red and yellow alerts over Luzon and Visayas on Saturday morning, May 16, indicating a stable power situation for this weekend.

As of 6 am on Saturday, Luzon had a surplus capacity of 3,692 megawatts (MW) while Visayas had a thin surplus of 429 MW. The NGCP attributed the improvement to three power plants going back to full capacity, adding a total of 1,1510 MW to the Luzon grid and creating a power surplus. For Visayas, available capacity was pegged at 2,768 MW while demand was at 2,339 MW, leading to an excess of 429 MW for the island.

The NGCP operates and maintains the Philippines' power grid with State Grid Corp. of China as the minority and technical partner

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