(UPDATE) SAN MANUEL, Pangasinan — The San Roque hydroelectric power plant here shifted to a "must-run" mode to lower the water level in its reservoir in anticipation of rains dumped by Typhoon Pepito.

This means that the power plant, which is a "peaking plant," will generate electricity 24 hours a day and release more water that it uses to turn its turbines, said Maria Teresa Serra, head of the National Power Corp.'s Flood Forecasting and Warning System Division (NPC-FFWSD).

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