Dear eFOI user,
Thank you for your request dated Jan. 16, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
You have requested the following:
- Peak load in 2024
- Operation Reserve it could be in percentage and at what time of the day
I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. Please see below responses for your request.
- Peak load in 2024 - Please note that this data is available in the DOE website, but we only have up to FY2023 as of the moment: https://doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/energy_statistics/05_Peak%20Demand_2023.pdf
- Operation Reserve it could be in percentage and at what time of the day -
The Regulating Reserve is the generating capacity that is allocated exclusively to cover inter‐ and intra‐hour variations in demand, variations from generation schedules and hourly forecasts; it regulates the frequency and voltage and is equivalent to the 4% of System Demand
The Contingency Reserve covers the loss a synchronized generating unit or a transmission line or the power import from a single circuit interconnection, whichever is larger. It is equivalent to the sum of the load of the largest generating unit connected to the Grid.
The Dispatchable Reserve is readily available for dispatch in order to replenish the Contingency Reserve Service whenever a generating unit trips or a loss of a single transmission interconnection occurs. It is equivalent to the sum of the load of the second largest generating unit connected to the Grid.
Both Contingency and Dispatchable Reserve for Luzon is 668 MW, Visayas is 150 MW, and Mindanao is 150 MW.
EFOI Request 01222025 - Electric Power Industry Management Bureau - [email protected]
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Respectfully,
Electric Power Industry Management Bureau
FOI Officer
Department of Energy