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Cusi warns of power lack

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THE Luzon grid will continue to be on yellow alert for the rest of the week due to insufficient power supply, the Energy department warned Monday.

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said that projection came about during a meeting attended by the officials of his department, the National Grid of the Philippines and Manila Electric Co.

That projection also came about following the two- to three-hour rolling blackouts on Friday.

“The projections show that there will be yellow alerts for the rest of the week due to insufficient power supply brought about by scheduled and forced outages of power plants,” Cusi said.

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He made the statement even as Meralco said residential consumers will experience lower rates of electricity, or by P0.11 per kilowatt-hour this month, due to its lower generation charges.

The company said the residential rate is now at P8.50 per kilowatt hour, which will translate into a 22-peso reduction in the electricity bill of a household with monthly consumption of 200 kilowatt hours. 

“The reduction is due to the downward movement in the generation charge, which more than offset a higher transmission charge,” Meralco said.

Sources said the Luzon grid may even experience a red alert status on Wednesday due to high demand.

Cusi said stakeholders had agreed on mitigating measures while waiting for the affected power plants to be synchronized to the grid.

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