Yellow alert for Visayas grid for 3rd straight day

Morexette Marie Erram 07/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under a yellow alert from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, as a string of power plant outages…

Visayas grid on yellow alert from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday

Joann Villanueva 06/30/2026

MANILA – A yellow alert has been declared over the Visayas grid from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday due to the unavailability of several power plants amid high electricity demand. The National Grid Corporation of the…

Another yellow alert hounds Visayas grid

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/24/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — High electricity demand and the unavailability of more power plants continue to strain the Visayas grid on Wednesday, June 24. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued another yellow alert for…

NGCP: Visayas grid still under yellow alert on Saturday

Dianne Sampang 06/20/2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas power grid is still placed under “yellow alert” status on Saturday because of high demand forecast and unavailability of Visayas’ large coal plants, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said.…

Visayas grid still under yellow alert 

Emmanuel John B. Abris - @inquirerdotnet 06/19/2026

Thin power reserves and projected high demand continue to strain supply, causing the Visayas power grid to remain under a yellow alert status from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP),…

Visayas grid remains on yellow alert due to forced outages

Joann Villanueva 06/18/2026

MANILA – Four major coal power plants in the Visayas remain on forced outages, resulting in yet another yellow alert status for the grid from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday.  According to the National Grid Corporation…

Yellow alert up over Visayas grid anew

Joann Villanueva - Philippine News Agency 06/17/2026

MANILA, Philippines – The yellow alert status on the Visayas grid was prolonged for Wednesday, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., as demand remains high but operating margin is short of the contingency requirement. On Tuesday, the yellow…

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…

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