NGCP: Luzon, Visayas to be placed on yellow alert on Wednesday
Published April 17, 2024 11:17am The Luzon and Visayas grids will be placed under a yellow alert status on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The yellow alert status will start at 1 p.m. and will last until 11 p.m. in Luzon and 10 p.m. in Visayas. A yellow […]
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The Luzon and Visayas grids will be placed under a yellow alert status on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
The yellow alert status will start at 1 p.m. and will last until 11 p.m. in Luzon and 10 p.m. in Visayas.
A yellow alert status means that energy reserves are thin in affected areas.
According to a report in GMA Integrated News Bulletin, 18 power plants are currently on forced outages while three others are running below normal capacity in Luzon. In Visayas, 13 power plants are on forced outages while five others are operating below normal capacity. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
