No power shortage seen during Malampaya shutdown
- August 23, 2021
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The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) sees no shortage in power supply while the Malampaya gas field suspends production from October 2-22.
IEMOP, the operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), pointed out that supply levels
Available generating capacity for Luzon and Visayas this October in particular could go as high as 15,807 megawatts (MW), while demand would peak at 13,655MW for a reserve margin o
Malampaya supplies around 30% of the Luzon Grid’s electricit
IEMOP’s forecast for Mindanao is separate pending the completion of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project. NGCP aims to finish the project by the first quarter of next year.