Photo from NGCP

MANILA, Philippines — As if the water supply for households in Metro Manila and irrigation for Luzon were not enough, power is also emerging as another pressing problem, this time in the Visayas.

The Visayas grid is expected to operate on razor-thin power margins for five straight days next week, according to officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Cebu City.

Based on NGCP’s weekly forecast, total available supply will hover between 2,736 megawatts (MW) and 2,907 MW from Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17.

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