By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated February 24, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines – The National
Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is targeting to complete a crucial
transmission facility in Eastern Visayas within the year to ensure delivery of
power supply as the region continues to recover from a series of natural
disasters.
NGCP said it would build the second
line of the Ormoc-Babatngon 138-kilovolt (kV) line in Leyte, which involves the
construction of an overhead transmission line spanning almost 80 kilometers,
and installation of necessary upgrade equipment at the Ormoc and Babatngon
substations.
The line is critical in transmitting
power supply from the geothermal plants in Leyte to Samar Island.
The grid operator said the line
reinforcement would also increase the reliability of power transmission to
Samar, which has no internal generation facility within the island, and is
heavily dependent on supply coming from Leyte.
“For the often typhoon-stricken
Samar, a steady supply of electricity is important to ensure the island’s
continuous growth and recovery from disasters. This is what we are trying to
address by constructing the Ormoc-Babatngon 138-kV line,” NGCP said.
The transmission line will also aid
in the development of Tacloban, which was heavily-hit by Typhoon Yolanda in
late 2013.
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