Visayas grid on yellow alert anew due to thin power reserves

ANILA, Philippines — The Visayas grid remained under yellow alert on Saturday due to high power demand forecasts and thin operating reserves, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said. In an advisory, the NGCP said the yellow alert would be in effect from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. READ: More outages possible amid insufficient power supply The grid operator said four large coal-fired power plants were unavailable, while several other power plants were either offline or operating at reduced capacities. As of 8 a.m., the Visayas grid had an available capacity of 2,581 megawatts (MW), while peak demand […]... Keep on reading: Visayas grid on yellow alert anew due to thin power reserves

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer