Iloilo city: Power consumers in Iloilo City are encouraged to be mindful of their electricity use amid the series of yellow alerts issued by the National Power Grid Corporation (NGCP) for the Visayas grid since Aug. 1, 2025. 'A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid's contingency requirement,' read the NGCP alert issued Tuesday afternoon. The alert is effective until 9 p.m. Based on the alert, the available capacity is 2,528 megawatts while the peak demand is 2,475 megawatts.

According to Philippines News Agency, Angel Tan, spokesperson of More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), said they are on 24-hour operations for hourly monitoring of internal loading. 'Our actual capacity is at 205.38 megawatts while the actual loading as of 1 p.m. is around 126.78 megawatts, or 57 percent of the total capacity,' she said. She assured that MORE Power has sufficient capacity.

In case the situation escalates, there are large establishments that are willing to deload their consumption that are connected directly to the grid through their interruptible load program. 'Big establishments are signifying their readiness anytime, as they wait for announcements from NGCP and MORE Power,' she said.