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Manila: Red and yellow alerts were raised for power grids in central and southern Philippines on Wednesday as several power plants remained unavailable, according to local media reports.
The Visayas islands in the central Philippines have limited supply as several coal-fired plants remain offline. Six plants in the Visayas region are on forced outage this month alone, with more than 20 others not operating since 2021, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
For the Visayas grid, a red alert is in effect on Wednesday, as available capacity stands at about 2,153 megawatts (MW) against a projected peak demand of 2,394 MW.
In Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, nine power plants are on forced outage for August, while 11 have been unavailable since 2024, and nine others are operating at derated capacities. The available capacity in the region is around 2,779 MW, while peak demand is forecast to reach 2,689 MW.
