Amid the intramurals in PDP-Laban, Senator Manny Pacquiao slammed Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Wednesday for allegedly prioritizing politics over addressing the power outages in Luzon.
The Luzon grid is running on "negative" power supply. This was Department of Energy (DoE) Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella's blunt admission Wednesday, June 2, as the country’s northern islands entered its third consecutive day this week under "red alert" status.
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Luzon sees more power outages, exposing vulnerable grid
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MANILA The Philippine power grid operator warned on Wednesday of further outages on the island of Luzon, which is home to more than half of the country’s 110 million people, after electricity supplies were hit by power plant shutdowns.
The electricity output capacity is projected to be 6% short of the requirement on Wednesday, marking a second day of shortfalls on Luzon, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said in an advisory.
It said available power capacity was expected to reach 11,260 megawatts, with peak demand seen hitting 11,976 MW.
Given the shortfall, NGCP said rotating outages were expected to continue in parts of Luzon, including portions of the capital region of metropolitan Manila.