Visayas grid under yellow alertThe NGCP said that power reserves in the Visayas fell to low levels, affecting the grid from 5 to 7 p.m., following the unplanned shutdown of two major coal-powered plants. MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas power grid was placed under yellow alert for two hours yesterday, the first for this year, according to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines. The NGCP said that power reserves in the Visayas fell to low levels, affecting the grid from 5 to 7 p.m., following the unplanned shutdown of two major coal-powered plants. At least 20 power plants across the Visayas have been on forced outages, adding to the strain caused by 21 others that were operating at reduced capacities. This left around 681 MW of unavailable capacity to the grid, the NGCP said

Source: Philippine Star January 20, 2026 16:05 UTC