The Department of Energy (DOE) notes that the Luzon Grid has been placed under Yellow Alert from 12NN to 3PM due to unplanned/forced outages and Malampaya's natural gas supply restriction.

While our power forecast indicates sufficient supply to meet rising demand due to the shift to the General Community Quarantine in the National Capital Region, the DOE considers both the recent forced outages, as well as the natural gas restrictions to be alarming. In this regard, the Department called on the generation companies, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, and the natural gas fuel supplier to explain at the soonest. 

Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said, "The energy industry must work together to ensure sufficient and stable power supply at all times. We also ask our industry players to approach us for any assistance the Department could provide to fast track the necessary restoration activites."

Should forced outages persist, the DOE foresees the potential occurrence of a Red Alert. 

"We assure the public that we will exhaust all possible measures to help prevent power interruptions from occuring during this challenging period," Secretary Cusi concluded.

***TABLE OF FORCED OUTAGE SUMMARY TO FOLLOW***

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