Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 20) — A Department of Energy (DOE) official on Saturday assured that power supply on Panay Island is stable, explaining that the warning of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) of a possible rotational brownout was only a “precautionary measure.”
“Stable po ang grid system natin, may ample supply tayo, walang kakulangan, at every 30 minutes po mino-monitor namin iyong sitwasyon,” DOE Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan said of the Panay sub-grid. “At mayroon pang mga oras na nag-e-export pa ang Panay papunta ng Negros.”
[Translation: Our grid system is stable. We have ample supply and there’ s no shortage. We are monitoring the situation every 30 minutes. There are also times that the Panay sub-grid is exporting supply to Negros.]
Marasigan said the warning should not be seen as “alarming.”
“Iyon pong statement na lumabas ay sana po ang pick-up ng marami o iyong pagkakaintindi ng marami ay it’s just a precautionary measure,” he added.
[Translation: I hope that many understood the statement as just a precautionary measure.]
Marasigan was referring to the NGCP’s statement on Wednesday, when it announced the manual load dropping (MLD) or rotational brownout in Negros and Panay sub-grid at 6:48 p.m, which lasted for 20 minutes.
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