ELECTRICITY demand in Luzon is expected to peak at 12,300 megawatts in May, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines .
The operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market has anticipated that peak demand in Luzon increases 6.15 percent every year, 7.28 percent for Visayas, and 7.9 percent for Mindanao. The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association earlier asked for the removal or adjustment of the SPC. “Instead of just conditioning the minds of the public that power rates will increase in the coming months, the ERC should also investigate, reprimand and even penalize these power producers for their unplanned outages, as these pressures the generation costs to increase, which are eventually charged to many hapless consumers,” said LKI President Victor Dimagiba.