By Alena Mae S. Flores | Posted on Jul. 29, 2013 at 12:01am
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, operator of the country’s transmission highway, is pushing for the development of the $500-million Leyte- Mindanao Interconnection Project to ensure adequate power supply in Visayas and Mindanao.
National Grid president Henry Sy Jr. told reporters the company was conducting a detailed feasibility study on the Leyte-Mindanao project.
Sy said the study would determine the best option in the construction the Leyte-Mindanao project.
The project aims to optimize the operations of hydropower plants in Mindanao, improve the reliability of the island’s power system and maximize standby and spinning reserves during periods of shortfall or surplus of supply between major power systems in the Visayas, Mindanao and possibly Luzon.
“[The study will show] where the lines will be going because that is one of the deepest waters in the Philippines… There are so many options [for that],” Sy said.
Joseph Ferdinand Dechavez, National Grid senior adviser to the president, said the company expects the study to be completed next year.
“If we are able to finish the hydrographic survey, probably middle of next year and at the same time next year, if we could get approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission, then we can start the project [construction],” he said.
Dechavez said the conduct of the hydrographic survey was important for National Grid to be able to come up with the design of the project.
National Grid may start the project by 2016 and make it operational by 2018.
“We’re not simply just talking about the submarine cable, we’re talking of a very long transmission line, overhead transmission line from both ends… over 400 kilometers of transmission line,” Dechavez said.
Sy earlier said National Grid was committed to helping the government in providing the needed transmission access from Leyte to Mindanao and vice versa. source
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