Visayas grid on yellow alert anew due to unavailability of 4 coal plants

Joann Villanueva 06/15/2026

MANILA – The Visayas grid is placed under yellow alert status anew Monday as the unavailability of four major coal-fired power plants left the region with insufficient contingency reserves. According to an advisory from the National Grid…

Yellow alert raised in Visayas grid anew

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas power grid has been placed under Yellow Alert anew on Friday, June 5, as electricity demand is expected to surge close to available supply, with several major power plants remaining offline,…

NGCP: All grids stable but yellow alert risk persists

Joann Villanueva - Philippine News Agency 06/04/2026

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…

More plant outages extend Visayas grid yellow alert

Joann Villanueva - Philippine News Agency 06/01/2026

MANILA – The forced outage of 10 additional generating units across several power plants in the Visayas on Monday prompted the extension of the yellow alert status by an hour, or until 10 p.m., and the implementation…

More investments needed for PH energy sector – biz exec

Doris C. Bongcac 05/23/2026

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…

Visayas grid stays on yellow alert on Thursday

Pia Piquero 05/21/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) kept the Visayas grid under yellow alert from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 21 after available operating reserves fell below the contingency level…

Visayas grid under yellow alert again Wednesday

Joann Villanueva - Philippine News Agency 05/20/2026

MANILA, Philippines – The unavailability of three major coal-fired power plant units triggered another yellow alert over the Visayas grid from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said available…

Visayas grid on yellow alert anew – NGCP

Joann Villanueva - Philippine News Agency 05/19/2026

MANILA, Philippines – The Visayas grid is on yellow alert status anew, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, due to the unavailability of three generating units of large coal-fired power plants amid high demand for power.…

Visayas grid placed under yellow alert again on May 18

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas grid will again be placed under a yellow alert on Monday, May 18, as multiple plant outages and high demand continue to strain power supply. The yellow alert will be in…

Visayas power crisis: 3rd day of red alert as demand exceeds supply

Pia Piquero 05/15/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under red and yellow alert statuses anew on Friday, May 15, after power demand exceeded available supply amid multiple plant outages…

Red alert for Visayas grid for 2nd straight day

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/14/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Visayas grid will remain under red and yellow alert status on Thursday, May 14, due to insufficient power supply and multiple plant outages across the region, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines…

Visayas grid to be placed under Yellow alert on May 13

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/13/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For the second straight day, the Visayas grid will be placed under Yellow Alert as peak demand for power would likely outpace supply generation. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on…

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