NGCP: Visayas to suffer week-long brownouts
Iloilo City, Philippines — The Visayas regions are expected to have power interruptions for at least a week starting Monday. A major power plant in Leyte will be shut down for maintenance purposes.
In an advisory on Sunday, January 31, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the preventive maintenance services on the 120-megawatt Mahanagdong geothermal power plant started on Saturday and was expected to last for 10 days.Other major plants in Cebu will also be shut down for maintenance services.
The Visayas grid, covering Western Visayas(Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental), Central Visayas (Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor) and Eastern Visayas (Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Eastern Samar) will suffer a decrease in supply of up to 200 MW.
The drop in supply is expected during peak hours on weekdays starting Monday.
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