Why are 'rotational brownouts' necessary to prevent a Visayas blackout?

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The power utility here in Metro Cebu defended the implementation of rotational brownouts across the Visayas Grid, saying controlled outages help prevent a larger and more prolonged power system collapse amid worsening supply shortages. In a public advisory issued following the latest red and yellow alerts over the Visayas Grid, Visayan Electric explained that rotational brownouts would serve as a grid protection measure whenever electricity demand would outpace available supply. READ: DOE, ERC demand full NGCP report on Luzon, Visayas grid disruptions The power distributor identified three major factors that trigger rotational outages: surging electricity demand […]... Keep on reading: Why are 'rotational brownouts' necessary to prevent a Visayas blackout?

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer