By: Ronnel W. Domingo - 05:06 AM
July 18, 2019
The power supply situation in the
Luzon grid is expected to improve with the onset of the rainy season, but the
scenario remains subnormal and more yellow and red alerts are still expected,
according to National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
NGCP said in a statement that a new
record peak demand in Luzon was recorded at 11,344 megawatts last month, which
was 4-percent higher than last year’s peak of 10,876 MW.
The grid operator noted that despite
the El Niño phenomenon bringing about a drier and more humid summer
season—causing high demand for electricity—the transmission systems remained
reliable and did not encounter any major issues throughout the period.
“Now that the summer season is
officially over, this does not mean that we should stop implementing
energy-saving measures,” NGCP said. “Let us make it a part of our lifestyle to
be wise electricity consumers so that we can do our part in ensuring improved
power flow within the grid.”
While peak demand in Luzon reached a
new record albeit lower than the Department of Energy’s (DOE) forecast of
11,403 MW, the Visayas and Mindanao grids have not yet reached their peak for
the year.
For 2019, the DOE projected demand
to peak in the Visayas at 2,299 MW and in Mindanao at 2,130 MW—both expected by
the last quarter.
NGCP said it was continuously
improving, expanding and reinforcing the power grid to accommodate additional
loads from power generators and enable better transmission of electricity
across the country.
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