PARTIAL SYSTEM BLACKOUT HITS MINDANAO GRID
By:
Hio Tiao Lim
A partial System Blackout hit the Mindanao Grid today, November 16, 2009 at 2:33 PM
In the afternoon, affecting the South Eastern Mindanao Area, and the South Western
Mindanao Area, virtually isolating the Northern Mindanao Area. ( Source : NGCP )
Two voltage fluctuations preceded the blackout, giving rise to speculation that this is
Another sabotage attack on the transmission towers of the National Grid Corporation of
The Philippines, ( NGCP )
It comes at a time when the reserve capacity for the Mindanao Grid fell to a low 35 MW.
The Available Capacity for today was 1,330 MW, compared to the all-time high Peak
Demand of 1,295 MW.
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