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NGCP gets more time to complete P8.2 billion grid projects

By Brix Lelis | 7 hours ago

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines has secured regulatory approval to push back the completion target for two...

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Visayas under yellow alert from 6 to 9 p.m. on August 23 — NGCP

By Ian Laqui | 2 days ago

The Visayas power grid was placed under yellow alert on Sunday, August 23, following forced generator outages and derated...

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Visayas Grid under yellow alert — NGCP

By Ian Laqui | 9 days ago

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines placed the Visayas grid under yellow alert status due to forced outages at...

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In a press briefing, Meralco’s Larry Fernandez, head of Utility Economics, explained that consumers will not feel the...

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Blackouts threaten Visayas

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The Visayas grid was placed under red alert for six hours yesterday after major coal-fired plants shut down and transmission...

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Coal plant outages put Visayas grid on yellow alert on Aug. 3

August 3, 2026 - 11:10am

Forced outages at units of three coal-fired power plants prompted a three-hour yellow alert over the Visayas grid.

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NGCP told: Restore power lines faster

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | July 10, 2026 - 12:00am

The Department of Energy has directed the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, power generation companies, and other industry operators to expedite the restoration of affected transmission lines and...

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Visayas grid under red alert as plant outages persist

July 9, 2026 - 12:20pm

The Visayas grid will be under red alert from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 8.

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NGCP invests P438B to increase power transmission

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | July 4, 2026 - 12:00am

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines  has invested P438 billion in the country’s transmission network since taking over grid operations in 2009, reflecting an increase in power delivery and...

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ERC lets non-NGCP firms build transmission projects

June 22, 2026 - 5:30pm

New ERC rules could ease grid bottlenecks by letting third parties finance and build select transmission projects.

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