THE VISAYAS and Mindanao grids entered September with new power alerts, threatening possible brownouts for consumers on Tuesday.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines declared a red alert for seven hours over the Visayas, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. yesterday.
The grid was also on yellow alert from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Mindanao, which also supplies power to the Visayas, is facing a power strain and was under a yellow alert from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
A yellow alert indicates that available power reserves are thinning, meaning any unexpected plant outage could trigger service interruptions. A red alert indicates that the supply cannot meet the demand, raising the risk of rotational brownouts unless we manage consumption effectively. (Lisbet K. Esmael © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
