00:00Again, the Energy Department confirmed that the current supply of electricity is sufficient.
00:04This increased the number of power plants that are undergoing repair and maintenance
00:08that were not allowed a week before the election.
00:11Mark Salazar was the one who pointed it out.
00:17Even though the consumption of people is increasing by 20% in the current heat,
00:22the Department of Energy confirmed that the current supply of electricity is sufficient.
00:26It can still give power grids the demand.
00:29But the DOE said that there are still unexpected power grids that need to be prepared.
00:35They told the power plants to undergo repair or maintenance work
00:40right now before the peak demand this summer.
00:43Just this weekend, two large natural gas power plants in Luzon shut down to undergo repair.
00:49It did not affect the supply.
00:52At the moment, our plant is giving only 1,300 megawatts of natural gas.
00:59In May and May 15, we expect that it will increase to 2,500 megawatts
01:07that our gas can supply so that our plant can run completely.
01:14The DOE also ordered the plants to provide full capacity of their power generation
01:20so that the yellow and red alerts on the power supply will not be repeated for a year.
01:25The DOE said that there are simulations along with the expectation
01:29to determine the demand of electricity in areas that depend on the heat index and where there is a high consumption of electricity.
01:37Instead of relying on our peak demand forecast,
01:43we are mixing the effects of the hot environment.
01:47That's why we increased the unpassed of our peak demand projection so that our supply can run again.
01:56The DOE is also conducting a simulation along with the Comelec to prepare for the election in May.
02:02No preventive or repair and maintenance program will be conducted at least one week before and one week after the election.
02:11All of our power plants should be ready to provide to the full capacity of their plants.
02:19The same is true for our transmission and distribution system.
02:23For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar.
02:27Nakatutok 24 hours.
