It was lights out again for a number of areas in Luzon on Wednesday after another power plant bogged down.
Data from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines showed that Luzon suffered a power generation deficiency of 236 megawatts after production from the 700-megawatt Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan hydroelectric power plant in Laguna was affected by the prolonged dry spell. Two units of the hydroelectric plant are running at 152 megawatts each. A third unit, however, is unavailable because of low elevation at Caliraya Lake.
Current elevation is 286.16 meters, which is below the required elevation of 286.50 meters to keep all three units of Kalayaan running. The critical water level at the reservoir is below 286 meters. The power plant is operated by J-Power and Sumitomo Corp. of Japan under a build-operate-transfer contract with state-owned National Power Corp.
Because of limited production from the hydro facility, Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest distribution utility, implemented one-hour rotating brownouts in parts of Metro Manila. Also affected were areas in the provinces of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Quezon. FULL STORY
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