Power supply alerts raised in Occidental Mindoro
The Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO) warned consumers to brace for possible power supply disruptions on Wednesday as several generating units of the Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corp. (OMCPC) undergo corrective maintenance.
CALAPAN CITY — The Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO) warned consumers to brace for possible power supply disruptions on Wednesday as several generating units of the Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corp. (OMCPC) undergo corrective maintenance.
OMECO said it placed the mainland Occidental Mindoro power system under red alert from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and yellow alert from 10 a.m. to noon, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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The alerts were attributed to limited available generating capacity from OMCPC power plants.
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OMECO said the Sablayan Diesel Power Plant, which has a contracted capacity of 6 megawatts, currently had only 4 MW of dependable capacity, with Units 1 and 4 undergoing corrective maintenance.
At the Pulang Lupa Diesel Power Plant, which has 5.8 MW of dependable capacity, Unit 5 was also under corrective maintenance.
Meanwhile, the OMCPC MAPSA Plant, with a contracted capacity of 9 MW, had only 5.4 MW of dependable capacity available as Units 6, 7, 9 and 11 were undergoing corrective maintenance.
OMECO said the reduced generating capacity could affect electricity supply in some areas, depending on the power system’s actual condition./coa
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