The Visayas is bracing for more blackouts as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines projects a deficit of nearly 178 megawatts in power reserves in Central Philippines.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/brownouts-continue-ngcp-sees-megawatts-deficit-january-2024/
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00:00 The Visayas is bracing for more blackouts as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
00:05 projects a deficit of nearly 178 megawatts in power reserves in Central Philippines.
00:11 On January 2, the NGCP reported a complete shutdown of all power plants on Panay Island
00:17 at around 2.27pm, leading to widespread blackouts within the Negros-Panay grid.
00:22 There is still no clear explanation for the blackouts, but the NGCP on January 3 attributes
00:27 the power outage to the tripping of multiple power plants.
00:31 It says, "The unscheduled maintenance shutdowns of the largest power plants in Panay Island
00:36 was the primary cause of the power interruption."
00:39 The outage raises concerns about the potential impact on businesses and public health in
00:43 the affected areas.
00:45 Iloilo Mayor Jerry Trenas expressed his disappointment over the power interruptions, saying the blackouts
00:50 cost his city alone at least P400 million to P500 million in economic losses.