The Department of Energy expressed concern over the possibility of brownouts as a red alert draws closer due to recent power plant outages and high power demand as the El Niño phenomenon rages.
As of 1 p.m. on Monday, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announced a “yellow alert”” over the Luzon grid from 2 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 11 p.m.The Visayas grid also pegged a yellow alert from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Meanwhile, the country’s biggest power retailer warned that power demand could further spike in May after the actual peak demand reached 9,301 megawatts on April 24, surpassing the 2025 forecast of 9,226 MW.
Meralco chairman Manuel Pangilinan called for the construction of more conventional power plants to meet the country’s increasing power demand amid scorching temperatures, which has resulted to red and yellow alerts in the grid. “There’s supposedly a vibrant spot market, and we can’t do that with sufficient real and dependable capacities available. And we are paying for that in terms of very, very thin reserves,” Pangilinan said.
“We remain vigilant as we work with energy industry players in implementing demand-side management programs to help lessen the strain on the power grid and continuously deliver stable and reliable service to consumers. We also continue to proactively encourage more participants to join the ILP, which embodies bayanihan among private sector players, as this proves to be valuable during this critical season,” he said.
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