Mactan Electric Company, Inc.

06/09/2026

In view of the current Grid Status, and as advised by the System Operator, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), MECO 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 constrained to implement 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗟𝗗) on all areas 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮.

The following Feeders might be interrupted on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲) until alert advisories will be lifted by NGCP:

‼️𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐏 ‼️

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟔:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟗:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 (𝟏) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫
Feeder 1 –
Feeder 1A –
Feeder 3 –
Feeder 4 –
Feeder 7—
Feeder 8 –
Feeder 11 –
Feeder 12 –
Feeder 13 –
Feeder 17 –
Feeder 18-

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause. We wish to reiterate that it is not the desire of MECO for our consumers to experience inconvenience brought by the power interruption as this is beyond MECO’s control.

We thank our consumers for their patience and understanding.

Junard "Ahong" Chan
Mayor Cindi King Chan

VISAYAS GRID ALERT STATUS
Update as of 6 September 2026, 8AM

Yellow Alert
6:00PM- 9:00PM

Available Capacity - 2,405MW
Peak Demand - 2,295MW

9 plants are on forced outage on September, 6 plants are on forced outage since August 2026, 1 plant since July, 2 plants since June, 7 plants since May, 3 plants since 2025, 2 plants since 2024, 2 plants since 2023, and 1 plant since 2021, while 15 plants are running on derated capacities, for a total of 877.5MW unavailable to the grid.

Factor/s that contributed to the YELLOW Alert declaration:

1. Unavailability of Visayas' large coal plants TVI 1 and PEDC 3
2. Deration of PCPC
3. Limited power import from Mindanao

A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.

05/09/2026

In view of the current Grid Status, and as advised by the System Operator, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), MECO 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 constrained to implement 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗟𝗗) on all areas 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮.

The following Feeders might be interrupted on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲) until alert advisories will be lifted by NGCP:

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐏

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 (𝟏) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫
Feeder 1 –
Feeder 1A –
Feeder 3 –
Feeder 4 –
Feeder 5 – (6:00PM - 7:05PM)
Feeder 7—
Feeder 8 –
Feeder 11 –
Feeder 12 –
Feeder 13 –
Feeder 14 – (7:00PM - 7:49PM)
Feeder 16 – (7:04PM - 7:31PM)
Feeder 15 – (5:58PM - 7:01PM)
Feeder 17 –
Feeder 18-
Feeder 19- (6:30PM - 7:24PM)

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause. We wish to reiterate that it is not the desire of MECO for our consumers to experience inconvenience brought by the power interruption as this is beyond MECO’s control.

We thank our consumers for their patience and understanding.

Junard "Ahong" Chan
Mayor Cindi King Chan

VISAYAS GRID ALERT STATUS
Update as of 5 September 2026, 8AM

Red Alert
5:00PM- 8:00PM

Yellow Alert
8:00PM- 10:00PM

Available Capacity - 2,255MW
Peak Demand - 2,432MW

8 plants are on forced outage on September, 6 plants are on forced outage since August 2026, 1 plant since July, 2 plants since June, 7 plants since May, 3 plants since 2025, 2 plants since 2024, 2 plants since 2023, and 1 plant since 2021, while 15 plants are running on derated capacities, for a total of 797.8MW unavailable to the grid.

Factor/s that contributed to the RED and YELLOW Alert declarations:
�1. Unavailability of Visayas' large coal plants TVI 1 and PEDC 3
�2. Limited and or unavailable power import from Mindanao
�A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement.

A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.

05/09/2026

𝙏𝙤 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨

Please be informed of the following 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 schedules:

September 09, 2026 (Wednesday) ----𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 (𝟎𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 - 𝟎𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌)

Other 𝐌𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 on September 09, 2026

𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 -- OPEN (𝟎𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 - 𝟎𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌)

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘠𝘰𝘶!

𝙈𝙀𝘾𝙊

04/09/2026

In view of the current Grid Status, and as advised by the System Operator, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), MECO 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 constrained to implement 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗟𝗗) on all areas 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮.

The following Feeders might be interrupted on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲) until alert advisories will be lifted by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines:

‼️ 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐏 ‼️

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 (𝟐.𝟓) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫
Feeder 2 –
Feeder 3 – (1:24PM - 4:01PM)
Feeder 4 – (4:00PM - 6:31PM)
Feeder 5 –
Feeder 6 – (3:59PM - 6:31PM)
Feeder 7—
Feeder 12 – (1:28PM - 4:03PM)
Feeder 13 – (1:29PM - 4:03PM)
Feeder 17 – (4:00PM - 6:33PM)
Feeder 18- (1:25PM - 4:02PM)

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 (𝟐.𝟓) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫
Feeder 1 – (6:30PM - 8:50PM)
Feeder 1A –
Feeder 8 – (6:28PM - 8:34PM)
Feeder 10— (6:11PM - 7:29PM)
Feeder 10A— (6:12PM - 7:30PM)
Feeder 11 – (6:28PM - 8:20PM)
Feeder 14 –
Feeder 15 –
Feeder 16 — (6:13PM - 8:00PM)
Feeder 19-

𝙈𝙀𝙕 1 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧:
Island Central Mall (6:01PM - 7:34PM)
Mahi Center (5:57PM - 7:35PM)

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause. We wish to reiterate that it is not the desire of MECO for our consumers to experience inconvenience brought by the power interruption as this is beyond MECO’s control.

We thank our consumers for their patience and understanding.

Junard "Ahong" Chan
Mayor Cindi King Chan

VISAYAS GRID ALERT STATUS
Update as of 4 September 2026, 8AM

Red Alert
3:00PM- 10:00PM

Yellow Alert
1:00PM- 3:00PM
10:00PM- 11:00PM

Available Capacity - 2,233MW
Peak Demand - 2,504MW

8 plants are on forced outage on September, 6 plants since August 2026, 1 plant since July, 2 plants since June, 7 plants since May, 3 plants since 2025, 2 plants since 2024, 2 plants since 2023, and 1 plant since 2021, while 17 plants are running on derated capacities, for a total of 815.8MW unavailable to the grid.

Factor/s that contributed to the RED and YELLOW Alert declarations:
�1. Unavailability of Visayas' large coal plants TVI 1 and PEDC 3
�2. Limited and/or unavailable power import from Mindanao�
A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement.

A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.

03/09/2026

Please watch the video to learn more about the power supply situation and the current grid status across the entire Visayas region.

03/09/2026

Power Supply Update

Operating Margin : - 388 MW (Negative)
Available Capacity: 2,187 MW
Peak Demand: 2,575 MW

With the shortage of Power Supply and zero import power from the Mindanao grid, the NGCP has issued a Red Alert and will implement Manual Load Dropping (Outage) in the Visayas area.

This will be implemented depending on the real-time status of the power grid.

NGCP may implement Manual Load Dropping (MLD) in the following areas today, 3 September, to maintain the integrity of the power system:

VISAYAS

10AM- 11PM

VECO
MECO
CEBECO I
CEBECO II
CEBECO III
NEPC
NOCECO
NORECO I
NORECO II
NONECO
MORE
AKELCO
ANTECO
CAPELCO
ILECO I
ILECO II
ILECO III
GUIMELCO
BLCI
BOHECO I

4:00PM- 9:00PM

LEYECO II
SOLECO
DORELCO
LEYECO III
LEYECO IV
LEYECO V
ESAMELCO
BILECO
NORSAMELCO
SAMELCO I
SAMELCO II
BOHECO II

⁠The implementation of Manual Load Dropping (MLD) is due to limited generation and zero import power from Mindanao grid.

Schedule may be cancelled if system condition improves, such as if actual demand falls below projections.

NGCP encourages everyone to exercise prudence in using electricity.

03/09/2026

In view of the current Grid Status, and as advised by the System Operator, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), MECO 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 constrained to implement 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗟𝗗) on all areas 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮.

The following Feeders might be interrupted on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲) until alert advisories will be lifted by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines:

‼️𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐏‼️

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟒:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 (𝟐) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫

Feeder 2 – (3:55PM - 6:05PM)
Feeder 3 – (3:07PM - 5:04PM)
Feeder 4 – (11:46AM - 1:49PM)
Feeder 5 – (3:08PM - 5:13PM)
Feeder 6 – (2:59PM - 5:03PM)
Feeder 12 – (2:58PM - 5:02PM)
Feeder 16 – (1:48PM - 3:57PM)
Feeder 18- (1:50PM - 3:58PM)
Feeder 19- (11:49AM - 1:51PM)

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟒:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 (𝟐) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫
Feeder 1 – (7:04PM - 9:07PM)
Feeder 1A – (7:06PM - 9:08PM)
Feeder 7— (5:12PM - 7:09PM)
Feeder 8 – (6:04PM - 8:05PM)
Feeder 10— (6:01PM - 8:03PM)
Feeder 10A— (6:02PM - 8:04PM)
Feeder 11 – (5:00PM - 7:07PM)
Feeder 13 – (3:56PM - 6:07PM)
Feeder 14 – (7:02PM - 8:47PM)
Feeder 15 – (5:01PM - 7:09PM)
Feeder 17 – (5:01PM - 7:09PM)

𝙈𝙀𝙕 1 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧:
Island Central Mall (5:02PM - 7:17PM)
Mahi Center (5:04PM - 7:25PM)

⚡️𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙉𝙂𝘾𝙋 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮⚡️

Feeder 19 — (7:03PM - 8:32PM)
Feeder 4 — (8:01PM - 8:47PM)
Feeder 16 — (8:02PM - 9:39PM)

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause. We wish to reiterate that it is not the desire of MECO for our consumers to experience inconvenience brought by the power interruption as this is beyond MECO’s control.

We thank our consumers for their patience and understanding.

VISAYAS GRID ALERT STATUS
Update as of 3 September 2026, 8AM

Red Alert
1:00PM- 10:00PM

Yellow Alert
10:00AM- 1:00PM
10:00PM- 11:00PM

Available Capacity - 2,187MW
Peak Demand - 2,575MW

6 plants are on forced outage on September, 6 plants are on forced outage since August 2026, 1 plant since July, 2 plants since June, 7 plants since May, 3 plants since 2025, 2 plants since 2024, 2 plants since 2023, and 1 plant since 2021, while 16 plants are running on derated capacities, for a total of 792MW unavailable to the grid.

Factor/s that contributed to the RED and YELLOW Alert declarations:
�1. Unavailability of Visayas' large coal plants TVI 1 and PEDC 3
�2. Limited and or unavailable power import from Mindanao

A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement.

A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.

02/09/2026

⚠️POWER SUPPLY UPDATE ⚠️
As of the latest information from NGCP, the Visayas Grid remains under a critical power situation.

Operating Margin: -416 MW [𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗧]
Available Capacity: 2,139 MW
Peak Demand: 2,555 MW

To better understand the situation, it is important to clarify the roles of the different players in the power industry:

MECO is an electric distribution utility. We purchase electricity from power generation companies and deliver the electricity to our consumers through our distribution system.

NGCP (National Grid Corporation of the Philippines), on the other hand, operates and maintains the country's transmission grid. It is responsible for transmitting electricity from power generators to electric distribution utilities such as MECO, VECO, MERALCO, and others.

Since MECO is only buying power from the supplier, we do not set the cost of the electricity that we purchase or the cost of transmitting it to our system.
The cost of purchasing electricity from Power Generation Companies and the cost of transmitting that electricity through NGCP's transmission system are pass-through charges. These amounts are collected through your electricity bill and subsequently paid to the respective power generators and NGCP.

These charges can be found under Subtotal 1 of your MECO bill.

Because the cost of power and its transmission changes from month to month, the electricity rate you see on your bill may also increase or decrease depending on the prevailing cost of power and transmission.

In simple terms: when the cost of power we purchase and transmit goes up, your electricity rate may go up; when these costs go down, your rate may also go down. These pass-through charges are not earnings of MECO.
Think of MECO as the delivery guy whom you are paying via COD. The cost of the product is paid to the supplier while MECO only collects the Distribution Charge as seen in Subtotal 2 of your bill.

At present, the available power supply in the Visayas Grid is insufficient to meet the demand. Because demand is higher than the available capacity, NGCP requires electric distribution utilities in the Visayas, including MECO, to implement load shedding to help protect the stability of the power grid and prevent more serious and prolonged system problems.

We understand the frustration and inconvenience caused by these power interruptions. Please know that these load-shedding requirements are not initiated by MECO, nor are they implemented by choice. MECO is required to comply with the directives of NGCP to help maintain the stability and integrity of the entire power grid.

NGCP has also provided its power supply outlook for tomorrow, which MECO will use in preparing for possible load-shedding requirements.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate everyone's patience and understanding.

MECO continues to closely coordinate with NGCP and will provide updates as soon as new information becomes available.

𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 for
Thursday, September 3 on data available as of 10:00 AM, September 2, 2026.

To stay informed on NGCP's updated Power Situation Outlook, you may visit: ngcp.ph/operations …

02/09/2026

In view of the current Grid Status, and as advised by the System Operator, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), MECO 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 constrained to implement 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗟𝗗) on all areas 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮.
The following Feeders might be interrupted on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲) until alert advisories will be lifted by NGCP:
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 (𝟏.𝟓) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫
Feeder 1A —
Feeder 2 – (3:15PM - 5:00PM)
Feeder 3 – (1:25PM - 3:01PM)
Feeder 4 – (1:25PM - 3:03PM)
Feeder 5 – (1:25PM - 3:00PM)
Feeder 6 – (4:20PM - 6:18PM)
Feeder 11 – (4:25PM - 6:14PM)
Feeder 14 – (2:59PM - 4:24PM)
Feeder 16 – (4:22PM - 6:12PM)
Feeder 17 – (2:49PM - 4:23PM)
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 (𝟏.𝟓) 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫
Feeder 1 – (6:03PM - 7:45PM)
Feeder 7— (5:00PM - 7:43PM)
Feeder 8 – (6:19PM - 8:01PM)
Feeder 10— (6:01PM - 7:34PM)
Feeder 10A— (6:02PM - 7:35PM)
Feeder 12 – (6:36PM - 8:25PM)
Feeder 13 – (4:43PM - 6:45PM)
Feeder 15 – (4:39PM - 6:20PM)
Feeder 18— (6:38PM - 9:21PM)
Feeder 19 – (6:08PM - 7:59PM)
𝙈𝙀𝙕 1 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧:
Island Central Mall— (7:01PM - 9:19PM)
Mahi Center — (6:50PM - 9:18PM)

‼️ UPDATE: ‼️
𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙉𝙂𝘾𝙋 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮

Feeder 3 — (7:05PM - 9:24PM)
Feeder 4 — (7:31PM - 9:34PM)
Feeder 5 — (7:32PM - 9:45PM)
Feeder 7 — (8:27PM - 9:33PM)
Feeder 14 — (7:58PM - 10:25PM)
Feeder 16 — (8:23PM - 10:24PM)
Feeder 17 — (7:44PM - 10:22PM)

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐏.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause. We wish to reiterate that it is not the desire of MECO for our consumers to experience inconvenience brought by the power interruption as this is beyond MECO’s control.
We thank our consumers for their patience and understanding.

VISAYAS GRID ALERT STATUS
Update as of 2 September 2026, 8AM

Red Alert
3:00PM- 4:00PM
5:00PM- 9:00PM

Yellow Alert
1:00PM- 3:00PM
4:00PM- 5:00PM
9:00PM- 10:00PM

Available Capacity - 2,205MW
Peak Demand - 2,501MW

4 plants are on forced outage on September, 6 plants are on forced outage since August 2026, 1 plant since July, 2 plants since June, 7 plants since May, 3 plants since 2025, 2 plants since 2024, 2 plants since 2023, and 1 plant since 2021, while 16 plants are running on derated capacities, for a total of 774MW unavailable to the grid.

Factor/s that contributed to the RED and YELLOW Alert declarations:
�1. Unavailability of Visayas' large coal plants TVI 1 and PEDC 3
�2. Limited power import from Mindanao

A red alert status is issued when power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand and the transmission grid’s regulating requirement.

A yellow alert is issued when the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement.

01/09/2026

Unscheduled Power Outage
9/1/2026
Areas affected:
Portions of Suba Basbas to Suba Panas up to Marigondon Crossing
Time received 11:10 PM
Time restored 11:43 PM
Ticket # 20260089

Outage Update:
A technical issue at the Suba Panas electric pole activated a safety breaker, causing localized outages. Please note that only parts of Feeder 17 are affected, correcting our initial report.
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We received reports of a possible Unscheduled outage affecting Feeder 17.
We have sent a team to investigate.