Luzon experienced power interruption on Monday, affecting more than 300,000 customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), after five power plants conked out.
Luzon experienced power interruption on Monday, affecting more than 300,000 customers of the Manila Electric Company , after five power plants conked out.Aside from the five power plants, there are three plants that were running below capacity. These are the Sual 1 , Sual 2 , and Calaca 2 .The Department of Energy said the Bolo-Masinloc 230 kilovolt transmission line 2 tripped, which led also to the tripping of Masinloc Units 1&2 .
A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement, while a yellow alert means the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s regulating and contingency requirement. At 4:12 p.m., Meralco said power was fully restored at 3:45 p.m. The affected areas include Las Piñas, Makati, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasig, Quezon City, Taguig, and some parts of Rizal and Cavite.
The ILP is a demand-side management program wherein participants will be asked to temporarily de-load from the grid and use their generator sets when there is supply deficiency and power interruptions are imminent.
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