NCGP: 3 planta sa Panay, pumalya; isa pa, naka-maintenance shutdown | BT - video Dailymotion

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00:00 [News Report]

00:04 There is no electricity in some parts of Panay Island.

00:07 Four plants are not working at the same time, so there is a wide brownout.

00:12 According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines,

00:15 spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza, in the Super Radio DCW,

00:19 a large plant suddenly went out yesterday afternoon.

00:22 Two hours later, two more plants were also given.

00:27 Aside from that, there is also a plant that is under maintenance.

00:30 In total, 60% of the needs of Panay Island are affected by the four plants.

00:37 According to the NGCP, the power restoration on the island

00:40 depends on the speed of the electricity production of the remaining plants.

00:45 The NGCP is also asking why the plants went out.

00:49 Because of the wide brownout,

00:51 all classes are suspended in Kalimbo, Aklan.

00:55 [News Report]

00:58 We discussed the power outage on Panay Island

01:00 and the preparation of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines

01:03 in the province of El Niño.

01:05 The NGCP spokesperson,

01:07 Atty. Cynthia Alabanza,

01:09 is in the news this afternoon.

01:11 Good morning and welcome to the news this afternoon.

01:14 Good morning.

01:17 Good morning.

01:18 Has the reason for the plants going out been discussed?

01:23 Right now, the reason for the plants going out

01:28 is that they have internal issues.

01:31 The details are not yet available.

01:35 The investigation we are doing on the incidents on Panay Island is ongoing.

01:43 In the meantime, when do you expect the supply of electricity

01:45 to be restored to the affected provinces?

01:49 Right now, we are busy with the schedule of the power plants.

01:54 Last night, a plant was dispatched

01:59 and they are ready to produce electricity

02:03 and provide the transmission system with the electricity they produce.

02:07 That is the PEAC Unit 2.

02:10 Right now, as of 10 a.m.,

02:13 they are at 84 percent of their capacity

02:18 and they are able to provide 17 megawatts.

02:21 Shortly after, their Unit 1 started

02:25 and right now, they are producing 34.3 percent of their electricity.

02:31 But the PEAC Unit 3 is under scheduled maintenance shutdown

02:37 so they are not producing electricity and that is 150 megawatts.

02:41 The last plant, the PCPC, is 135 megawatts.

02:48 It is not yet operational.

02:50 So, the rolling blackout is still ongoing in the affected areas?

02:53 Yes, because right now, the electricity that is flowing in Panay Island

03:01 is only available in those two units

03:04 and their generation is not yet 100 percent.

03:07 We are also getting electricity from other parts of Visayas.

03:11 So, I think we are still about half of our total load.

03:17 That is what I am asking, if you can get another source

03:20 to supply this Panay Island,

03:23 although the other areas will be reduced,

03:25 how do you balance this?

03:27 That is right.

03:29 Visayas is a unique area because they are all islands.

03:34 So the interconnection of the islands,

03:38 that is where we are now in charge of imports.

03:42 But like you said, Panay Island cannot rely on imports from other islands in Visayas

03:50 because they have their own needs.

03:52 The NGCT has been advocating for a long time that every island should have sufficient electricity

04:00 within the system to meet their needs.

04:07 Because we are seeing that four large plants are now out of the system

04:14 and almost all of the supply within Panay Island is gone.

04:19 Atty., I just have one more question.

04:22 How did you prepare your NGO,

04:25 and it is expected that the effect will be more severe this year?

04:30 Well, for El Nino, since that will affect supply mostly,

04:36 because I think that will be an effect on our hydro facilities,

04:41 so it is not transmission related.

04:44 So on the part of NGCT, what we can do is to prepare

04:48 and make sure that our lines are working properly

04:52 and if there is an emergency, we are ready to throw the remaining electricity in the system

05:01 for our needs.

05:04 Thank you very much Atty. Cynthia Albanza, spokesperson of NGCT.

05:09 Thank you.

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