| By Donnabelle L. Gatdula (The Philippine Star) Updated March 14, 2011 12:00 AM |
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Energy (DOE) has expressed confidence that the country will continue to enjoy good level of power reserves during the summer months, a top DOE official said over the weekend.
“We have thousands of megawatts extra,” Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said.
Asked if he is confident on the level of reserves the country has right now, Almendras said, “yes, so far there’s a lot of reserves”.
For the past days, he said they have managed to keep a comfortable level of reserves. “So far, we’ve not have a red alert, even a yellow alert,” Almendras said.
The schedules of maintenance for power plants, Almendras said, will be organized to avoid lack of supply.
He noted that in the past weekends, the country has about 2,400-2,500 MW of surplus.
For Mindanao, the supply situation is stable so far.
Mindanao does not have a stable power supply as it relies for more than half of its electricity production from state-owned hydroelectric power plants, whose rates are significantly lower than other conventional power plants. These facilities, however, are dependent on weather.
This year, the region’s power supply is expected to be critical because of slim reserves that would not be able to support its projected 1,300-megawatt peak demand in case even a single plant bogs down.
“We have thousands of megawatts extra,” Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said.
Asked if he is confident on the level of reserves the country has right now, Almendras said, “yes, so far there’s a lot of reserves”.
For the past days, he said they have managed to keep a comfortable level of reserves. “So far, we’ve not have a red alert, even a yellow alert,” Almendras said.
The schedules of maintenance for power plants, Almendras said, will be organized to avoid lack of supply.
He noted that in the past weekends, the country has about 2,400-2,500 MW of surplus.
For Mindanao, the supply situation is stable so far.
Mindanao does not have a stable power supply as it relies for more than half of its electricity production from state-owned hydroelectric power plants, whose rates are significantly lower than other conventional power plants. These facilities, however, are dependent on weather.
This year, the region’s power supply is expected to be critical because of slim reserves that would not be able to support its projected 1,300-megawatt peak demand in case even a single plant bogs down.
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