DOE rules out power shortage despite prolonged El Nino drought

The Department of Energy said Monday it does not expect any power supply shortage during the dry months amid the prolonged El Nino drought.

Marasigan said there is still a supply margin of about 2,000 megawatts in Luzon and 200 MW to 500 MW in the Visayas and Mindanao. Marasigan said the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project was able to transfer the maximum capacity of 450 MW from Mindanao to the Visayas.He said the completion of the Cebu-Negros-Panay Transmission Stage 3 would also help boost capacity in Panay.Marasigan said several power plants would also come online with a combined capacity of 300 MW during the dry months.

“The summer period exerts significant pressure on electricity demand due to increased cooling needs, leading to peak demand shifts in consumption and infrastructure strain,” Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said.

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