Petilla: Luzon power supply to tighten

Power supply in Luzon will get tighter in the next few days as a number of power plants go on scheduled shutdown for maintenance and warmer days trigger a surge in electricity demand, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said on Thursday.

Contingency reserve at the Luzon grid, which normally stands at 600 megawatts, has dropped to as low as 250 megawatts, he said.