Rotation brownouts will continue as the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday placed the Luzon grid on red and yellow alerts due to thinning power reserves.
In an advisory, NGCP said the yellow alert starts at 9:00 AM and will last until 10:00 AM. It will resume at 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and then at 10:00 PM to 12:00 midnight.
Meanwhile, the red alert starts at 10:00 AM and will last until 5 PM, after which it will resume at 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM.
The available capacity is at 11,408 megawatts while the peak demand is estimated at 11,593 megawatts.
Meanwhile, in a separate advisory, Meralco said the yellow and red alert statuses were raised “due to insufficient operating reserve brought about by power plant outages.”
With this, the power distributor shared a tentative list of affected areas within its franchise between 10 AM to 12 PM:
Cavite
- General Trias: Pasong Kawayan 1 and Pasong Kawayan 2
- Tanza: Bagtas, Biga, Bunga, Daang Amaya 1, Mulawin, Paradahan 1, Paradahan 2, Punta 1, Punta 2, Sanja Mayor, Santol, Tanauan, and Tres Cruses
- Trece Martirez City: Aguado, Cabuco, De Ocampo, Gregorio, Hugo Perez, Lapidario, Luciano, and San Agustin
Bulacan
- San Jose del Monte City: Gaya-gaya
- Balagtas: Pulong Gubat
- Bocaue: Batia, Tambobong, and Turo
- Bustos: Malawak
- Pandi: Bagong Barrio, Baka-bakahan, Bunsuran 1, Bunsuran 2, Bunsuran 3, Cacarong Bata, Cacarong Matanda, Cupang, Malibong Bata, Malibong Matanda, Mapulang Lupa, Masuso, Pinagkuartelan, Poblacion, San Roque, Siling Bata, and Siling Matanda
- Santa Maria: Lalakhan, Manggahan, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz
Metro Manila
- Caloocan City: Bagong Silang, Bagong Silang–Kaliwa, Bagong Silang–Kanan, Bagumbong, and Camarin
- Valenzuela: Karuhatan, Hen T. de Leon, Malinta, Maysan, Parada, and Poblacion
- Quezon City: Kalusugan, Mariana/Damayan Lagi, and Marilag
- San Juan: Ermitaño
Laguna
- Cabuyao: Baclaran, Banaybanay, Banlic, Gulod, Mamatid, Marinig, Pulo, and San isidro
- Calamba: Banlic, Looc, Paciano rizal, San Cristobal, Uwisan, Barandal, Batino, Canlubang, Hornalan, Laguerta, Majada Loob, Majada Out, Mayapa, Paciano Rizal, Palo-alto, and Sirang Lupa
“In case of supply deficiency, corporations and commercial establishments participating under the Interruptible Load Program (ILP) are ready to use their generator sets to help prevent / minimize incidents of power outage,” Meralco said in a statement.
