Philippine Power Demand-Supply Situation remained stable in the First Quarter of 2016 despite the onset of strong El Niño which generally resulted in increased peak demand levels in the three Grids. On the supply side, hydro capacities especially in Mindanao decreased. Several yellow and red alerts were declared by the system operator in Luzon and Visayas during the summer period of April to May 2016. However, the Energy Sector’s El Niño Mitigation Measures alongside with the preparation for the 09 May 2016 National and Local Elections stabilized the power situation during the critical periods. These measures include the activation of the Interruptible Load Program (ILP), ensuring minimal forced outages, management of power plant maintenance schedules and optimization of hydro capacities specifically in Mindanao.

Note: Due to rounding totals may not correspond to the sum of all figures

Definition of Terms

Installed Capacity

• maximum amount of electricity that the power plant can produce
• total manufacturer-rated capacity of equipment (as indicated in the nameplate)

Dependable Capacity

• load carrying ability of an electric power plant or a generating unit
• capacity that can be relied upon (monthly or annually)

Available Capacity

• current available capacity of an electric power plant
• ability of a power plant or a generating unit to produce electricity in a certain time period (hourly or daily)

Gross Generation - total generation of electricity by an electrical power plant

Peak Demand - maximum electrical demand occurring at any given period of time

Electricity Sales - actual energy sold by Distribution Utilities (DUs) to the residential, commercial, industrial and others sectors

Electricity Consumption - electricity sales plus the own-use consumption of power plant and systems loss

Committed Power Projects - private sector initiated power projects which have already secured financial closing

Indicative Power Projects - private sector initiated projects which have already applied for DOE Endorsement for the conduct of the System Impact Study (SIS) and yet to secure financial closing

Interruptible Load Program – a demand-side management program which allows big end-users to disconnect from the grid, use their own generators, and get an ERC-approved compensation

January - June 2016 Philippine Power Demand

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