Visayas grid placed on August’s first Yellow Alert amid ongoing plant outages

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/03/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas power grid was placed under a yellow alert on Monday, August 3, its first for August, as prolonged outages at several major coal-fired power plants continued to strain the region’s supply.…

Visayas power grid stays fragile as August begins

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/02/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas power grid entered August with reserve margins remaining virtually unchanged from the previous week, based on data from grid operators.  Weekly grid outlook from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines…

Grid outlook: Another week of tight power margins for Visayas grid

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/26/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Once again, the Visayas power grid is expected to operate with thin reserves in the last week of July, according to outlook data from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Supply…

Yellow alert up for Visayas grid again

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/13/2026

Another yellow alert has been issued for the Visayas grid on Monday, July 13 as several of the largest coal-fired power plants in the region remain offline and demand continues to surge.…

Grid outlook: Visayas grid likely to face tight power margins again

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/12/2026

The Visayas grid is expected to operate on razor-thin power margins for five straight days next week, according to the latest outlook released by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).…

Grid outlook: Slight improvement in Visayas power situation

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/05/2026

The Visayas grid welcomes the second week of July with a slight improvement in its supply situation, data from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) showed. …

Visayas grid limps into July, still with thin reserves

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/28/2026

The Visayas grid continues to run on thin power reserves this week, a situation that has persisted for roughly a month and keeps the threat of rotational brownouts very much alive.…

Brownouts in Visayas still expected as grid supply remains thin

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/21/2026

Consumers in the Visayas can still expect rotational brownouts and other forced power interruptions as the grid is seen to operate in thin reserves for this week.…

Visayas consumers warned of brownouts as NGCP prepares manual load drops

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2026

Consumers across Cebu, Negros, Panay, Bohol, and nearby islands may experience rotational brownouts on Monday, June 8, after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned that it could implement Manual Load Dropping (MLD) to prevent…

Grid outlook: Visayas power crunch drags into June

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/31/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Visayas power grid will continue to operate under tight margins for at least another week as available generation capacity continues to hover only slightly above projected peak demand. Supply margins across the…

Visayas power grid may face third straight week of yellow alerts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/24/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas grid appears headed toward a third consecutive week of yellow alerts as rising electricity demand continues to put pressure on tight power reserves. For the next five days, projected operating margins…

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