NGCP ADVISORY

As of 7:13PM, red alert status has been lifted for the Visayas grid.

Available Capacity 2420MW
Peak Demand 2276MW

However, Visayas grid is still on yellow alert from 8:00PM- 9:00PM.

NGCP: Possible brownouts in these areas --
6-7PM
CENECO (parts of Negros Occ)
NOCECO (parts of Negros Occ)
NORECO II (parts of Negros Oriental)
MORE (parts of Iloilo City)
ILECO II (parts of Iloilo)
CAPELCO (parts of Capiz)
AKELCO (parts of Aklan)
LEYECO II & V (parts of Leyte)

NGCP: Manual Load Dropping (MLD) in the following areas today, 18 April may occur to maintain the integrity of the power system:

4-5PM
QUEZELCO I (parts of Quezon prov.)

Schedule may be cancelled if system condition improves, such as if actual demand falls below projections.

NGCP: Potential brownout for these areas under Red Alert between 3-4PM to maintain the integrity of the power system:

NUVELCO (parts of Nueva Vizcaya)
CAGELCO I Feeders 1 and 3 (parts of Cagayan)
SORECO II (Parts of Sorsogon Province)
ZAMECO II ( parts of Zambales)

Eto ang advisory ng MERALCO sa mga areas na pwedeng magka-BROWNOUT today just in case na hindi kayanin ng supply between 3PM-4PM. Take note, hindi pa ito definite, tentative pa lang.

UPDATE!

NGCP: The Visayas grid will be on RED ALERT from 6-7PM today, April 18, due to higher forecasted demand this evening.

Available Capacity 2,410MW
Peak Demand 2,354MW

13 power plants are on forced outage, while 9 others are running on derated capacities.

Dept. of Energy on the third straight day of yellow and red alert in the Luzon and Visayas grid: We reiterate our call for everyone’s cooperation in minimizing power consumption
specially at peak hours during the remainder of the hot season.

NGCP: Visayas grid status, 18 April 2024:

Yellow alert
1PM-9PM

Available Capacity 2,662MW
Peak Demand 2,465MW

13 power plants are on forced outage, while 9 others are running on derated capacities, for a total of 696.7MW unavailable to the grid.

NGCP: Luzon grid status, 18 April 2024:
Red Alert
3PM-4PM
8PM-10PM
Yellow alert
1PM-3PM
4PM-8PM
10PM-11PM

Available Capacity 13,397MW
Peak Demand 12,892MW

19 power plants are on forced outage, 1 running on derated capacity, for a total of 1,891.3MW unavailable to the grid.

NGCP: As of 9:01PM, red alert has been lifted by NGCP for the Visayas grid.

Available Capacity – 2451MW
Peak Demand – 2191MW

However, Visayas grid is still on yellow alert from 9:00PM- 10:00PM.

Just In!

NGCP: Manual Load Dropping or brownout may be implemented in the following areas today, 17 April, to maintain the integrity of the power system:

8:00PM-9:00PM
(Parts of Cebu)
CEBECO I
CEBECO II
CEBECO III
VECO
MECO
(Parts of Bohol)
BLCI
BOHECO I
BOHECO II

NGCP ADVISORY

We may implement Manual Load Dropping in the ff. areas today, 17 April, to maintain the integrity of the system:

6-8 PM
CENECO (parts of Negros Occ.)
NORECO II (parts of Negros Oriental
ILECO2 (parts of Iloilo province)
AKELCO (parts of Aklan)
MORE (Iloilo City)

JUST IN!

NGCP: Red Alert status raised in the Visayas grid from
5PM-9PM due to reduced shared power from Mindanao to Visayas after 2 power plants in Mindanao tripped.
Rotational power interruptions may be implemented to protect the integrity of the power system.

MERALCO on today's yellow alert from 1-11PM: We already advised Interruptible Load Program participants to be on standby in case there will be Red Alert. We again call on the public to continue practicing energy conservation & efficiency measures to help manage overall demand.

UPDATE!

NGCP ADVISORY

Visayas grid status, 17 April 2024:

Yellow alert
1:00PM-10:00PM

Available Capacity 2,713MW
Peak Demand 2,523MW

13 power plants are on forced outage, while 5 others are running on derated capacities, for a total of 698MW unavailable to the grid.

UPDATE!

NGCP ADVISORY

Luzon grid status, 17 April 2024:

Yellow alert
1:00PM-11:00PM

Available Capacity
13,607MW
Peak Demand
12,874MW

18 power plants are on forced outage, while 3 others are running on derated capacities, for a total of 1,969.3MW unavailable to the grid.

JUST IN!!

NGCP: As of 7am, April 17, may YELLOW ALERT projection pa rin ngayong araw sa Luzon grid at Visayas grid simula 2pm hanggang 11pm. Ang ibig sabihin ng YELLOW ALERT ay manipis ang reserbang kuryente. Pero pwede pang magbago ang advisory within the day.

Red alert idineklara matapos bumagsak ang 19 planta sa Luzon power grid
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NGCP ADVISORY

As of 12:01AM, April 17, yellow alert has been lifted by NGCP for the Luzon grid.

A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.

MERALCO UPDATE

As NGCP extended the Red Alert status on the Luzon Grid from 4PM to 9PM, Meralco implemented emergency manual load dropping (MLD) affecting around 50,000 customers in portions of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna from
4:15 PM-5:58PM today.