THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DOE) on Friday, May 15, said that several new power facilities have been completed and may help augment the 2,400 megawatts (MW) that the grid lost after two major transmission lines tripped last week.
These new energy facilities, which can generate up to 1,400 MW, are being prepared to be connected to the country’s power grid, DOE Undersecretary Mario Marasigan told state television PTV.
“Nagmo-monitor po tayo ng bagong mga proyekto upang maging immediately available ang mga plantang ito,” he said.
“Ready to be commissioned at nag-u-undergo na ng testing and commissioning,” he added, without saying the locations of these new facilities.
Earlier last week, the Dasmariñas-Ilijan and the Tayabas-Ilijan transmission lines tripped, forcing five power plants to shut down and reducing the country’s power supply by 20 percent, the DOE official said.
“Nagkaroon po tayo ng red alert dahil sa kakulangan ng suplay ng ating reserba dahil sa pagtaas ng demand,” Marasigan said. “Dahil sa pag-angat ng ating mga demand, mayroon kailangan i-implement na rotational brownout.”
The DOE has yet to say when it expects the issue to be resolved, as facilities involved in the incident were given 24 hours to submit their explanations to the agency. (ABS-CBN News)
