POWER distribution utility firm Visayan Electric is calling for more of its commercial and industrial customers to enroll in the Interruptible Load Program to lessen the impact of possible power shortages in the Visayas Grid.
has been issuing yellow and red alerts in the Visayas Grid due to supply concerns following the forced outage, derated capacities of several power plants in the grid, as well as the increase in demand because of the extreme heat that the country is experiencing. advisory at 8 a.m At 8:00 a.m on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the
placed the Visayas grid on red and yellow alerts. Red alerts have been raised from 12 noon to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m to 8 p.m and yellow alerts from 10 a.m to 12 noon; 5 p.m to 6 p.m and 8 p.m 9 p.m. due to a thin power supply.Wednesday’s peak demand is projected at 2,525 megawatts with an available capacity of 2,462 MW.
said one power plant was on forced outage since 2022; two plants since 2023; two plants between January and March 2024 and 15 plants since April 2024. Eight plants are running on derated capacities, for a total of 621.6MW unavailable to the grid.The transmission firm added that the reduced capacity exported by Mindanao to Visayas also aggravated the power situation in Visayas.