GRID operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Wednesday warned that the Mindanao grid might collapse after it placed the entire region on red alert again due to a power supply shortage.

NGCP placed Mindanao on red alert from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday with contingency reserves at zero after National Power Corp. (Napocor)-owned generating facilities Agus 1 and Agus 2 hydropower plants were isolated from the grid.

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