Luzon residents will be experiencing rotating brownouts for two to three hours twice a day starting this week due to power supply shortage, this was corroborated by both National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) and Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Luzon grid is expected to fall short of its supply by February 16 due to lack of fuel inventory by MW Malaya plant operated by Korea Electric and Power Corp. after said plant was compelled to run last January when both Sual and Limay plants shutdown.
Malaya would have been the back-up provider when MW Malampaya power facility will undergo preventive maintenance this week. Likewise, the 620-Mega Watts Limay plant undergoes preventive maintenance and will only be able to resume by the end of the month. Because of this, the Luzon Grid is on “yellow alert” which means that power reserve is already below the 1,200 MW requirements and will not be able to meet the power demand.
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