The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) has temporarily suspended synchronous sessions until June 7 due to the rotational power outages in Metro Manila and other provinces.
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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has placed the entire Luzon grid under red alert due to insufficient power supply.
As rotational brownouts loom due to low power reserves brought by high electricity demand, this latest electricity shortage can hamper the nationa
As Metro Manilans and residents in the NCR-plus bubble settled into another fortnight of general community quarantine (GCQ), they - as well as those in the rest of Luzon from the Ilocos region to Bicolandia - were greeted by rotational brownouts that are expected everyday during the first week o
Electricity consumers in Luzon may expect rotational brownouts to be implemented for the entire first week of June amid thin power supply resulting from planned and unplanned outages of several power plants, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said Tuesday.
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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.