Power Outages Loom in Visayas, Mindanao on Sept. 4

Visayas and Mindanao grids under red alert anew

A sudden shutdown of several power plants triggered another red alert on the Visayas and Mindanao grids yesterday, resulting in rotating blackouts in several areas.

Power outages loom in Visayas, Mindanao on Sept. 4

MANILA, Philippines — Consumers in the Visayas and Mindanao may face another round of brownouts on Friday as the two main islands continue to experience strained electricity supply, with the situation still blamed on outages at large coal plants. In separate advisories, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said a red alert status

Visayas, Mindanao grids under yellow, red alerts

MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued red and yellow alerts for Visayas and Mindanao as power plants continued to be unavailable amid the high demand.The transmission firm said that for Visayas, the yellow alert would be between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. The red alert is between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m., with  peak demand expected to reach 2,504 megawatts (MW), amid an available capacity o…

Visayas, Mindanao grids placed under red alert on Sep. 4, 2026

The Visayas and Mindanao power grids were placed under red alert status on Friday, September 4, 2026, amid limited power supply, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said.