Friday, April 4, 2014

NGCP set to complete Southern Panay transmission backbone

Business Mirror
04 Apr 2014 Written by Lenie Lectura

THE Southern Panay transmission backbone and the Culasi-San Jose 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission-line project of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) in Antique province are set to be completed by end of this year, the grid operator said on Friday.

The transmission backbone project covers 93 kilometers of 138-kV and 69-kV overhead transmission lines and tower structures, and includes two substations, a newly constructed San Jose Substation and an expanded Santa Barbara Substation.

The project aims to accommodate the increasing load demand and address the voltage quality issues of Panay island.

“One major consideration in pursuing this project is the rapid socioeconomic development in Panay. NGCP aims to address the growth in demand while maintaining the grid’s reliability. The completion of the 69-kV loop in Western Panay through the completion of the Culasi-San Jose project will address any voltage issues within the island. We are also looking to extend power delivery to un-electrified areas,” NGCP President and Chief Executive Officer Henry Sy Jr said.

The Culasi-San Jose 69-kV line project covers 86 km of overhead transmission lines and will include the expansion of two substations in San Jose and Culasi. Completing the western Panay 69-kV loop, the project is targeted to provide more efficient power delivery services to customers in Antique and Aklan.

NGCP is a privately owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining and developing the country’s power grid. It transmits high-voltage electricity through “power superhighways” that include the interconnected system of transmission lines, towers, substations and related assets. source

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