By Elijah Felice Rosales - March 28,
2019
Consumer demand for power is
expected to hit an all-time high this year, the National Grid Corp. of the
Philippines (NGCP) said on Wednesday.
“The demand for power has been
increasing year-on-year. With DOE’s [Department of Energy] forecast breaching 11,000
megawatts [MW], NGCP’s system operations is working round-the-clock to ensure
the sufficient supply of power during the critical summer months,” the grid
operator said.
Demand in Luzon is expected to peak
at 11,403 MW in May this year, up by 85 percent from a high of 10,876 MW
recorded on May 28, 2018.
Peak power periods in Luzon normally
occur in April and May, with the rising temperatures, prompting a spike in
demand.
The Visayas and Mindanao both
recorded new highs in peak demand last year at 2,053 MW on May 24 and 1,853 MW
on December 13, respectively. This year, the DOE projects an 11.98-percent
increase in the Visayas load growth with forecasted peak at 2,299 MW, while
demand in Mindanao is estimated at 2,130 MW. The forecasted peak demand for both
is expected to happen in the last quarter of 2019.
The NGCP assured that it is
continuously developing the power grid to accommodate additional loads from
power generation and enable them better transmission of power across the
country.
“We are expediting the completion of
projects aimed to accommodate the increase in demand. NGCP appeals for the
support and coordination of local government units and the public as we hope to
complete these projects at the soonest possible time to prevent any negative impact
on power supply during the dry season ahead,” it said.
The NGCP also advised the public to
use energy more efficiently.
NGCP is a Filipino-led firm in
charge of operating, maintaining and developing the country ‘s power grid, led
by majority shareholders Henry Sy Jr. and Robert Coyuto Jr.
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