The Department of Energy (DOE) on Saturday mentioned the Ilijan energy plant, which is able to begin working on May 26, will reduce yellow alerts for the remainder of the 12 months.
“Sa May 26, naka-schedule na siyang (Ilijan powerplant) mag-operate. Ten percent ng Luzon ‘yung 1,200 megawatts. Kapag nag-umpisa na ‘yun, mababawasan na ang yellow alerts for the rest of the year,” DOE Undersecretary Rowena Guevara mentioned in a Super Radyo dzBB interview.
“The Ilijan power plant, 1,200 megawatts ‘yan. Magiging liquid natural gas (LNG). First in the Philippines, imported,” she added.
Guevara famous that the worth of LNG gave the impression to be the identical as oil. Still, its benefit over diesel and coal is its low carbon footprint, making it cleaner.
“Sa July pa matatapos ang Hermosa-San Jose. ‘Yung 450 megawatts galing sa Mariveles plant, makakapasok na ‘yun sa July,” Guevara mentioned.
The DOE was additionally monitoring the transmission line initiatives of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), that are the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project, the Cebu-Negros-Panay Project III, and the San Jose-Hermosa Transmission Line.
Meanwhile, Luzon is anticipated to be below a yellow alert each week of May till the primary three weeks of June.
Guevara defined {that a} crimson alert, which signifies zero ancillary providers or a era deficiency, was raised on Monday, prompting rotational energy interruptions throughout Metro Manila.
“’Yung nangyari nung Lunes, kasi nag-trip ang Bolo-Masinloc transmission line. Tinamaan ng kidlat, tapos bumitiw ‘yung Masinloc 1 at Masinloc 2, nawalan tayo ng 630 megawatts sa Luzon. Five percent ‘yan ng ating supply,” she explained
“So ‘yung ating manipis na margin between demand and supply, hindi na kinaya, kaya nag-declare ng red alert ang NGCP at nagkaroon tayo ng brownout sa ibang areas,” she added. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
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