NEA: Power Interruptions Expected During Dry Season
NEA – The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said that power interruptions are to be expected in the dry season.
According to GMA News, the agency explained that this is due to the projected shortage of power supply in the next few months.
The agency’s Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said that during the season, one-our power interruptions may occur due to the high demand and low supply.
“Mayroon talagang projected (na brownout) dahil nga summer eh, dahil maraming gagamit ng kuryente, maliban na lang kung mababawasan ang demand dahil sa krisis na hinaharap ng bansa,”
The crisis he mentioned is the COVID-19 outbreak (coronavirus disease 2019) in which the Department of Health (DOH) said, based on their data, that there are currently 487 persons under investigation in the country as of Saturday.
Masongsong said that the cancellation of events due to the outbreak could lessen the demand for electricity during the summer season.
“Mayroon kasing mga advisories na iwasan muna ‘yung mga big events. Definitely ‘pag may big events, talagang gagastos ng kuryente ‘yun,”
“Pero kung walang sunod-sunod, walang sabay sabay na big events, baka mitigating measure ‘yun,”
As per the report, this came after the DOE (Department of Energy) estimated that red alerts may be issued during April 18 to 21 and May 20 to 22.
“Ito ‘yung pinaghahandaan namin, dahil no less than DOE released this advisory. Of course alam natin na ang mga ibang dahilan ay lalo na ‘yung mga supply ng kuryente dahil sa hydro bababa talaga ‘yun diba, kasi summer eh,”
“Dahil sa sobrang gamit ng kuryente dahil summer season hindi mo rin maiwasan, may mga problema sa biglaang brownouts dahil pumuputok, nag-o-overuse,”
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