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DOE exec allays fears of power outages as reserves dip

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 06:25 PM

Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan clarified that power reserves in the country are still enough for now. Read more »

NGCP warns power supply 'tight' this summer

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Posted at Feb 24 03:06 PM

The Philippines’ power grid operator on Friday warned that the country’s power supply will be “tight” this summer amid higher demand this year. Read more »

Brownouts may affect 1.3 million homes amid high fuel costs

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 04:41 PM

Over a million households, mostly in remote areas, may experience rotating power outages this year as the National Power Corporation struggles to pay its fuel bills. Read more »

Banta ng malawakang blackout sa Occidental Mindoro lumalala

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Posted at Jan 20 01:01 AM

Lumalala ang banta ng malawakang blackout sa probinsiya ng Occidental Mindoro, ayon sa bise gobernador nito ngayong Huwebes. Read more »

Ilang lugar sa Mindanao apektado ng rotating brownout

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Posted at Nov 22 01:18 PM

Nakakaranas ngayon ng rotating brownout ang ilang lugar sa Mindanao. Read more »

Meralco denies unnecessary power interruptions

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Updated as of Sep 26 10:34 AM

Meralco on Monday urged consumers to remain vigilant and reach out using official channels to fight fake news. Read more »

Mga negosyo sa Occidental Mindoro, umaaray sa isyu sa kuryente

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Posted at Sep 23 08:03 PM

Napigilan man ang banta ng panibagong total blackout sa Occidental Mindoro pero hindi pa rin nawawala ang rotational brownout. Read more »

Tuko sinisi sa power interruption sa Naga City

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Posted at Sep 15 03:05 AM

Gumapang umano paakyat sa poste ang tuko, at lumambitin sa bahagi ng primary line, dahilan para makaranas ng patay-sinding kuryente ang ilang lugar. Read more »

Luzon grid on yellow, red alert: NGCP

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Updated as of Sep 12 09:04 PM

The NGCP said 7 plants are on forced outage, while 3 others are on derated capacities, depleting the Luzon grid by 3,627 megawatts. Read more »

Sen. Tulfo wants list of electric coop owners, bosses

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 07:46 PM

Sen. Raffy Tulfo also asked the Department of Energy to address the supposedly daily power interruptions in provincial areas. Read more »

Power supply agreement para sa Oriental Mindoro, nilagdaan

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Posted at Aug 05 04:51 PM

Nilagdaan na nitong Agosto 4 ang bagong 18.3 megawatts Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) sa pagitan ng ORMECO at TOPTEAM Power Generation. Read more »

Ahas dahilan ng brownout sa ilang bahagi ng CamSur

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Posted at Jul 22 08:50 PM

Nakaranas ng higit 3 oras na brownout Biyernes ng umaga ang ilang bahagi ng Camarines Sur dahil sa isang ahas na natagpuan sa itaas ng isang poste. Read more »

NGCP puts Luzon power grid on yellow alert

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Posted at Jun 21 01:20 PM

The NGCP said Luzon is again on yellow alert from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as six powerplants, with a combined capacity of 1,592 megawatts were not operating. Read more »

DOE kampanteng 'di magkaka-brownout sa Mayo 9

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Posted at Apr 27 07:41 PM

Inihayag ng Department of Energy na kampante silang hindi magkaka-brownout sa mismong araw at linggo ng halalan. Read more »

[OPINION] Base loads and brownouts

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at Feb 03 12:08 AM

The Luzon grid has been experiencing a series of yellow alerts. The undersupply of power not only reveals gross base load inadequacies and energy mismanagement, but also long term ineptitude. Read more »

NGCP nagbabala ng Luzon brownout sa tag-init

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Updated as of Jan 20 07:44 PM

Nagbabala ang National Grid Corporation of the Philippines na posibleng magka-brownout sa Luzon sa tag-init, kasama ang araw ng eleksiyon. Read more »

NGCP says power transmission restored in Cebu, Leyte, Samar

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Posted at Dec 20 02:36 PM

The NGCP however clarified that this refers only to transmission services, and not to distribution services or generating capacity. Read more »

Energy dept insists no brownouts in 2022 polls

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Posted at Aug 17 04:05 PM

Power reserves will be thin but there will be no brownouts in Luzon during the 2022 national elections, the Energy Department insisted on Tuesday. Read more »

DOE seeks resched of power plant maintenance to stave off red alerts

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Updated as of Jun 18 02:20 PM

MANILA - The Department of Energy on Friday said that it would ask power generation companies to reschedule their preventive maintenance program to prevent a possible red alert level beginning next week until mid August. Read more »

DOE warns of yellow, red alerts 'in coming weeks' as 2 power plants set maintenance

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 05:51 PM

The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday said it is highly probable the country's electricity reserves may fall within yellow or even red alert levels until July due to the scheduled preventive maintenance of two power plants. Read more »