The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to invest nearly ₱7 billion in a dedicated substation to guarantee a stable power supply for New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, anticipating a surge in demand from a planned artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub. Joshua Bingcang,...
The Visayas power grid was placed under a prolonged yellow alert on Friday, May 22, the ninth time this month that the region’s operating margins have fallen below critical contingency requirements as a wave of plant outages strains the energy infrastructure. The National Grid Corporation of the...
Visayas power grid faces extended period of thin supply after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the region under high alert for the seventh consecutive day. The grid operator issued its eighth yellow alert for the month on Thursday, May 21, as three major power...
State-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), which manages the country’s first sovereign wealth fund (SWF), grew its total comprehensive income by 2.3 percent to ₱2.74 billion last year from ₱2.68 billion in 2024 as business income rose despite higher expenses. Based on MIC’s latest...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas power grid on a six-hour yellow alert on Tuesday, May 19, warning of a potential supply strain due to prolonged outages at three major coal-fired power facilities. The grid operator said in an advisory that the alert will...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered heightened patrols nationwide amid rotational brownouts following fears that prolonged outages could trigger theft and street-level crimes in affected communities. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said local police commanders were...
Rotating power disruptions are set to return to Luzon and Visayas on Friday, May 15, as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the two regional grids under yellow and red alert status due to widening supply deficit. The NGCP advised that the Luzon grid will experience yellow...
CEBU CITY – Rotational brownouts hit Metro Cebu due to thinning power reserves caused primarily by the prolonged outage of several power plants. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas Grid under Red Alert on Thursday, May 14, prompting Visayan Electric to implement...
Country’s energy infrastructure is buckling under intensified seasonal demand, with grid operators warning of a second consecutive day of rotating power outages across the country’s two largest island groups. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed both the Luzon and...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon and Visayas grids under red alert on Wednesday, May 13, amid supply deficit that may trigger rotating power interruptions across the country’s most populous regions. The grid operator announced that the Luzon region will...
As its massive solar facility continues to undergo development, the power generation arm of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it is actively working with the grid operator to address any transmission concerns that may arise once the full capacity of its solar project comes...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is accelerating the completion of the ₱5.27 billion transmission project designed to shore up power reliability for the tourism hub of Boracay and the province of Aklan. As the government moves to insulate the region’s grid from environmental vulnerabilities and...
