PH power plants now required to report power outages real-time

In a bid to address power supply imbalance in the Luzon grid, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) passed a resolution requiring power generation companies (gencos) to report power outages in “real-time.” The new resolution requires gencos to notify the ERC at least 10 days before a planned outage.’ Gencos are also required to provide real-time accurate information on the operations of their generation facilities. In the event of an unplanned outage or sudden shutdown, gencos are required to send the ERC an SMS detailing the type of unplanned outage, name of generation facility, total outage, date and time of occurrence, reason for outage and surname of person reporting. The SMS is expected to be supported later with a follow-up report sent through e-mail or fax within 48 hours of the unplanned outage. The same SMS procedure of reporting to the ERC will be followed within 3 hours from the resumption of operations of the generating facility.

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