Luzon experienced power interruption on Monday, affecting more than 300,000 customers of the Manila Electric Company , after five power plants conked out.Aside from the five power plants, there are three plants that were running below capacity. These are the Sual 1 , Sual 2 , and Calaca 2 .The Department of Energy said the Bolo-Masinloc 230 kilovolt transmission line 2 tripped, which led also to the tripping of Masinloc Units 1&2 .
A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement, while a yellow alert means the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s regulating and contingency requirement. At 4:12 p.m., Meralco said power was fully restored at 3:45 p.m. The affected areas include Las Piñas, Makati, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasig, Quezon City, Taguig, and some parts of Rizal and Cavite.
The ILP is a demand-side management program wherein participants will be asked to temporarily de-load from the grid and use their generator sets when there is supply deficiency and power interruptions are imminent.
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