Luzon grid under red, yellow alerts anew on Thursday, June 20
MANILA, Philippines – The Luzon grid will be placed under red alert for four hours on today, Thursday, June 20, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said.
In a tweet, NGCP said that the red alert would be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The grid will also be on yellow alert from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Luzon grid status, 20 June 2019:
Yellow Alert
9:00AM-10:00AM
11:00AM-1:00PM
4:00PM-10:00PMRed Alert
10:00AM-11:00AM
1:00PM-4:00PMAvailable Capacity – 11,217MW
Peak Demand – 10,995MWDetails on the cause to be announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) later in the day.
— NGCP (@NGCP_ALERT)
The red and yellow alerts will be in effect due to thin energy reserves.
Current available capacity is 11,217 megawatts, while peak demand is predicted at 10,995 megawatts, leaving a reserve of 222 megawatts.
Article continues after this advertisementLast Wednesday, the Luzon grid was likewise placed under red and yellow alerts. (Editor: Gilbert S. Gaviola)
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