Tens of thousands remained without electricity Tuesday in Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon swept through the US Pacific territories, though no casualties were reported. The small island of Rota bore the brunt of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — After five days of stability, the Visayas power grid on Monday, July 6, was placed under a yellow alert again as higher-than-expected demand narrowed the region’s reserve power margin, grid operators said. The…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 20 power generation companies operating in the Visayas have been ordered to explain possible lapses in maintaining a stable electricity supply. They are among 164 power generation firms nationwide that were issued…
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.…
Two of the largest coal-fired power plants in Cebu will be reactivated starting next month as the government races to address the thinning power supply of the Visayas grid. …
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday, June 22, backed proposals to declare an ‘energy emergency’ in Cebu as the Visayas grid continues to reel from thinning supply that has disrupted daily lives and economic activity.…
CEBU CITY — The Visayas power grid remains under strain as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the region under Yellow Alert on Monday, June 22, marking the seventh consecutive week that the grid…
MANILA – All power grids across the country are under normal conditions, but the risk of a yellow alert remains should another major power plant outage occur, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said. In an…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Visayan Electric on Monday, June 1, warned consumers in parts of Metro Cebu of another round of possible rotational brownouts if power conditions in the Visayas grid worsen and a red alert status…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is moving to place solar energy equipment, such as panels and batteries, under its mandatory product certification program, a measure aimed at ensuring the safety, quality, and…
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…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Power supply shortages currently affecting the Visayas grid underscore the urgent need for increased investments in the energy sector. However, investments should not be limited to conventional and renewable energy sources alone. According…
