BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The power interruptions experienced yesterday in Negros Island was due to supply deficiency brought about by the tripping of power
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“Being a performance issue, the DOE likewise calls on the ERC to look into these outages and exercise its regulatory functions as the energy family continues to work together to ensure the continuity of power services during these challenging times,” the department said in a statement Tuesday, June 1.
The Luzon power grid is operated by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), a privately-owned corporation.
On Tuesday, the DOE convened with representatives of the NGCP and GNPower Mariveles Energy Center (GMEC) to tackle the unplanned outage of GMEC Coal-Fired Power Plant Unit 2, which took place at 3:56 a.m.
Parts of Luzon are likely to experience blackouts for the second day in a row as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announces longer red alert hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.