ICSC: Outages on Luzon grid show need for flexible, distributed energy

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A yellow alert is placed over the grid when reserves fall below ideal levels, but this does not necessarily mean there will be power interruptions.

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MANILA, Philippines — Problems with power supply on the Luzon grid, which was placed on red alert and saw power outages last Saturday — highlight the need for flexible and distributed power system that is not dependent on large centralized power plants, a local climate and energy policy group said.

 

Supply has been tight this week, with coal-fired plants going offline in Tuesday and Wednesday. Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) chief data scientist Jephraim Manansala said in a statement Wednesday that making up for shortfall has meant the use of more expensive diesel power plants.

 

Manansala said several baseload power plants, including the state-owned Ilijan plant, went on "unscheduled and overlapping" downtimes in the past weeks. Plants owned by AboitizPower, Semirara Mining and Power, Pangasinan Electric Corp. and Southwest Luzon Power Generation have also had to go offline.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/22/2190160/luzon-grid-placed-yellow-alert-anew

 

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