The Department of Energy (DOE) has warned that more yellow alerts could be raised throughout May due to a potential power shortage in Luzon.
Energy Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra stated that the DOE has already assumed the worst-case scenario, with the absence of the Ilijan natural gas plant.
"We have potential yellow alerts for the entire month of May. Now the way it was computed is yung worst case scenario na, in-assume na namin na wala yung Ilijan. Tapos lahat ng hindi papasok na mga generators, tanggal na rin sa analysis," Guevarra said in a media briefing.
"If that power plant comes in, mababawasan yung yellow alerts natin for the rest of the year," she added.
She also added that 15 yellow alerts could be issued this year because of transmission constraints.
There is a possibility of future red alerts, but it would be similar to what happened on Monday, the first red alert of the year.
The DOE stated that unfinished transmission lines in parts of the country would have cushioned the recent power interruptions, and the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project could have transmitted additional power supply to Luzon.
"Unfortunate, sana yung delay hanggang before summer sana, but it extended all after summer pa matatapos. That's why we have this situation today," she said.
