No power outage is expected amid the on-going collusion probe involving certain power producers that may have undergone unplanned closures during the scheduled Malampaya gas field shutdown in November, which triggered the controversial, unprecedented power rate hike.

It was earlier feared that the power producers that are covered by the probe may opt not to run their plants during the investigation, which could result in power outages.

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