DOE releases power outlook for May 13 polls

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(UPDATED) The Department of Energy releases a power outlook for the country as elections kickoff

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a power outlook for the country as polls opened on Monday, May 13.

In a press briefing at around 12:30 p.m., DOE outlined and updated the available capacity of the country’s powerplants as well as the peak demands in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Peak demand for Luzon is expected to hit 5,521 MW or 61% of the 9,071 MW available capacity. Visayas’ peak demand of 1047 MW will cover about 58% of the grid’s 1,795 MW available capacity while Mindanao’s 891 MW peak demand will consume about 84% of the 1057 MW available capacity.

DOE also highlighted Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao’s reserve capacity, stressing the readiness of the country to hold a power outage-free elections.

Reserve capacity for Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao reached 3550 MW, 748 MW and 166 MW, respectively.

Days before the May 13 elections, a series of power outages occurred in different parts of the country.

On Wednesday, May 8, the tripping of 5 generation plants in Luzon caused widespread power outage “within the franchise area of Meralco.”

Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla said the cause of the power outage is not lack of supply but the transmission lines that transport power to homes and establishments. – Rappler.com

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