Meralco: Yellow alert over Luzon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday

Residents and businesses in Luzon were advised Monday to conserve energy as the Luzon grid is to go on yellow alert from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Manila Electric Co. said.

 

Citing information from the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, Meralco said this is due to the outages of some power plants.

 

"Due to the outages of some power plants, Luzon grid is on Yellow alert or reserve is thin from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as per NGCP," it said.

 

Meralco advised interruptible load program (ILP) participants to prepare in case there is a need to de-load.

 

It also advised customers to "practice energy efficiency tips as it will be helpful." 
 

The NGCP said that as of 6 a.m. Monday, Luzon grid's system capacity for Monday was at 9,177 megawatts, with a projected system peak of 8,686 MW and reserves of 491 MW. — Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News