CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas grid will be placed under red alert for the 12th time on Sunday, Aug. 30, grid operators announced. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has issued a red alert…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Following successive red alerts and yellow alerts that resulted in power interruptions, power companies and plants in the Visayas have been placed under scrutiny. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin on Tuesday, August 11, announced…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Yellow alert, wherein power reserves can no longer meet demand, has been issued for the Visayas grid anew on Monday, August 10. Aside from prolonged forced outages in some of the largest generators…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – More areas in Metro Cebu were added to Wednesday’s rotational brownout schedule after the Visayas grid was placed under its first red alert in August. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Consumers in Cebu may pay higher electricity bills this August as elevated wholesale electricity prices continue to drive up generation costs, although utility firm Visayan Electric has sought regulatory relief to cushion the…
Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East war. The country’s eye-watering electric bills…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas power grid remained under a yellow alert for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, August 5, as a backlog of forced power plant outages—some dating back to 2021—continued to reduce available…
The Visayas welcomed August with the same old problem: a strained and fragile power grid. …
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.…
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…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is holding firm on its goal of drawing first power from a nuclear plant by 2035, even as the timeline slips from the government’s original 2032 target, with energy officials citing pending…
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…
