The Visayas region in the Philippines is grappling with a persistent electricity supply crisis, as highlighted by Energy Secretary Sharon Garin. The region, which currently relies heavily on power imports from Luzon and Mindanao, requires additional baseload and mid-merit power plants to stabilize its energy supply. Despite having a high number of renewable energy facilities, such as solar and wind, their output remains inconsistent due to weather variability. This inadequacy has led to frequent yellow alerts, particularly in May, when the region faced a yellow alert status almost every day. On a recent occasion, the Visayas grid was under yellow alert from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. due to four coal power plants being offline. The Department of Energy is working to enhance supply to the grid, but constructing new baseload facilities will take three to five years. The situation is critical, as the region has already experienced 20 yellow alerts and 4 red alerts since the beginning of the year, indicating a potential for brownouts if demand is not managed effectively.