- Mindanao grid now exporting surplus energy to Visayas
MINDANAO enjoys sufficient power reserves and is even exporting surplus energy to the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection System (MVIS), the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) revealed.
Speaking during the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps media briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 23, NGCP spokesperson Milfrance Capulong assured the public that the regional grid is completely stable.
Capulong attributed the stable power outlook to several key factors, especially since all regional coal-fired power plants are now fully synchronized and operational.
Furthermore, a dip in power demand—bolstered by recent scattered rain showers across parts of Mindanao—significantly eased pressure on the grid.
“Our current energy situation as of today is already normal, so the coal plants are all synchronized, and also our demand decreased due to scattered rain showers, which we know contributes to the increase or decrease of power usage on the grid,” Capulong stated.
She emphasized that these conditions have left Mindanao with robust reserves capable of sustaining any unforeseen unit outages from generating plants.
Capulong confirmed that the grid has begun routing surplus power to the Visayas through the operational MVIS, responding to different supply demands in the central Philippine grid.
“The Mindanao power [supply] has been stabilized since last week. The Visayas situation is different from Mindanao; we have normalized, and we supported excess power to them through our Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection,” Capulong explained, adding a practical caveat: “Only if we have excess, but if not, we cannot resupport.”
Capulong underscored that the NGCP remains committed to its primary role of securely and reliably transmitting power from generation sources to distribution utilities and large industrial clients across the island.
