Sa Sobrang Init....Power Outage Hits Metro As Elect. Demand Peaks!

[chua_riwap]

Power Outage Hits Metro Manila as Electricity Demand Peaks


A power outage hit areas of Metro Manila on Wednesday after the National Power Corp. (Napocor) failed to meet strong demand for electricity which began to peak on Tuesday, officials said.

Energy consumption peaked at 6630 megawatts (mw) on Tuesday, more than Napocor's estimated demand of 6400 mw, amid the summer season with consumers using electric fans and air conditioners for a longer period of time.

Meralco, the country's biggest power distributor, early on Wednesday implemented a manual load dropping schedule, which resulted in rotating power interruptions which hit portions of Malabon, Novaliches, Sta. Cruz, Sta. Ana, and Sta, Mesa in Metro Manila. Outside the capital, portions of Sta.Maria, Balagtas, Baliwag and Angat in Bulacan were also hit by power interruption from 10:19 am to 12:30 pm.

In a statement, Meralco said the manual load dropping schedule temporarily ended at 12:30 pm. The power distributor said this was due tot he cutting-in of Sta. Rita Module 10 and the diversion of coal intended for Cebu to the Pagbilao plant.

Meralco spokesman Elpi Cuna, however, warned that the system was still on red alert due to power reserve problems.


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Sobra na nga init, wala pang kuryente, parusa yan! Walang AC, walang elect. fan, walang ref., baka wala ring tubig. (yung de wa ter pump na households) Last Tues., temp. hits 36.8 celsius.

Ingat sa heatstroke. Dami siguro tao sa mga malls, papalamig.

[oldblue]

I was about to ask nga dito sa forum, kung ganito din ba ang init in the previous years.

the heat this summer season is so intense. parang freakish heat na nga eh. climate change is really upon us as it always a main topic in major TV networks.

[Horsepower]

Actually natawa ako nung napanood ko ito sa news. Akala ko naman na-doble yung load or something. Na-overload lang pala ng 3.6% hahaha. i mean it's understandable na nag-overload sya kung 30% or somethin, but a mere 3.6% just shows how much they're stretching it.

[chua_riwap]

I was about to ask nga dito sa forum, kung ganito din ba ang init in the previous years.

the heat this summer season is so intense. parang freakish heat na nga eh. climate change is really upon us as it always a main topic in major TV networks.

I can still remember, it was summer of 1997. The temp. hit 38 deg. celsius! Nag-sponsor ako sa kasal sa Antipolo noon. Nu'ng lumabas ako ng church, basang-basa yung barong ko! Grabe, sobra init, at napaka-humid! Di ko malimutan yun.......

[oldblue]

speaking of travolta, nakakatuwa yun trailer ng bago nila movie: road hogs.

mga wannabe bikers tapos habang nasa highway, naiputan ng ibon si Tim Allen, Tawa si Travolta tapos isang malaking uwak naman tumama sa muka nya hahaha

[CVT]

It's high time to check the condition of our gen sets.....

2501:showoff:

[boybi]

Kaya pala hirap akong magbike nung Tuesday. Hottest day of the year pala. Halos ubos yung 3li na tubig na dala ko + 750mL na Gatorate + 1 Grande na cold coffee sa Starbucks.

[uls]

diba may binabayad tayo PPA? diba para sa mga standby powerplants yan na hindi ginagamit? didnt those powerplants go online to help out?

[Asus700]

Actually natawa ako nung napanood ko ito sa news. Akala ko naman na-doble yung load or something. Na-overload lang pala ng 3.6% hahaha. i mean it's understandable na nag-overload sya kung 30% or somethin, but a mere 3.6% just shows how much they're stretching it.

yhap, pinalala lang di naman ganun kalaki ng overload.

pero kahapon ang init din, sobra dami ng tao sa mega nagpapalamig, kala ko because of the autoshow, di naman pala, nandun lang tao paikot ikot sa mega.

[mazdamazda]

diba may binabayad tayo PPA? diba para sa mga standby powerplants yan na hindi ginagamit? didnt those powerplants go online to help out?

There is no "standby" powerplants that lies idle here in the Philippines (well, except for one in Bataan).

There are just some plants that don't produce at optimal levels in anticipation of peak consumption.

As NAPOCOR said, even they didn't anticipate that electricity consumption will breach their projected peak consumption. Expect them to divert electricity from other plants in the coming days to curb this shortage.

[BlueBimmer]

potek kahit itong chiller type ac ng depot namin hirap din magpalamig....grabe init ng panahon...

[ess]

It doesn't help to hang out at the malls either.
The malls are so crowded halos hindi na kaya ng airconditioning unit nila...
I was at megamall over the weekend. It was so crowded that it reminded me of a scene from Dawn of the Dead and Soylent Green.

[mmanson]

kahit kagabi..paglabas ko ng transhow uminit! ang thinking na nasa loob pa ko ng mega nun! waah..no use rin kahit sa mall magpalamig.

[oldblue]

kaya pala lately kahit weekday, andami nasa Megamall around 1pm to 4pm. mga patay na oras 'to usually

[gearspeed]

Ako umiiwas ako sa sikat ng araw lalo na sa mga lunch time.Minsan kase sumasakit ulo ko.Pero dati naman hindi sumasakit ulo ko.

[uls]

There is no "standby" powerplants that lies idle here in the Philippines (well, except for one in Bataan).

There are just some plants that don't produce at optimal levels in anticipation of peak consumption.

As NAPOCOR said, even they didn't anticipate that electricity consumption will breach their projected peak consumption. Expect them to divert electricity from other plants in the coming days to curb this shortage.

Some years ago kasi people were making a lot of noise about that PPA thing.

During the Ramos admin, many power plants were built by foreign contractors to solve the power crisis during that time. The contractors were given sovereign guaranty that they would be paid. That's the PPA.

But people were complaining "why should we pay for something that's not being used?"

So i got the impression that there are power plants sitting idle.

[trackers888]

olalah! Grabe na nga init dyan ngayon sa Pinas...
I experience last year, 47deg Celcius temp (Central Punjab).
Para akong mag cocolapse sa init during field work. Overload din ang electric company dito.

[falken]

Kailangan na rin kasing magdagdag ng power plants. Wala pang ipinatayong bagong power plants since the Ramos administration.

[vhenok]

Pag nagkataon flatfooted na naman ang gov't natin. Eto na nga ang scary part ng summer, mga brownout, doble parusa. Am also praying na wag sanang umatake ulit ang mga dikya (jelly fish) sa Sual, Pangasinan...grabe tagal ng brownout nun.

[chua_riwap]

Mabili na naman ang generators......