By Lenie Lectura - January 24,
2018
THE National Power Corp. (Napocor)
said on Wednesday that it has completed various power projects in the province
of Masbate, providing more reliable and stable power for the
province.
“On top of the recently
rehabilitated and energized 46.59-kilometer Mobo–Aroroy 69–kilovolt
transmission line, Napocor has also completed the 76-kilometer 69-kV
transmission line connecting Mobo down south to the municipality of Cataingan
and the commissioning of four units of 600-kilowatt [kW] generating sets for
Ticao Island,” Napocor President and CEO Pio J. Benavidez said.
The Mobo–Cataingan transmission
line, which completes the Masbate backbone transmission, will improve power
dispatch and enhance power stability and reliability.
Napocor said the completed system
will also contribute to the reduction of systems loss, which means more power
is available for customers. This also equates to more savings for the Masbate
Electric Cooperative Inc.
Napocor installed brand-new
generating sets in its Ticao Diesel Power Plant to support 24/7 operations and
address the growing demand in Ticao Island.
With the additional four units of
600-kW gensets, Napocor’s dependable capacity in the island now reaches 2.55
MW, which is more than sufficient in meeting the island’s peak demand of 2.168
MW.
Napocor services 13,000 households
in four municipalities in the island—Batuan, Monreal, San Fernando and San
Jacinto.
Ticao Island is among the growing
tourist destinations in the country. It offers unique destinations, such as the
Halea Nature Park, which has small, serene beach coves; rocky island and white
coral sand of Borobangcaso Islet; and the Catandayagan Falls, a stunning
seaside waterfall.
Napocor is the national government’s
arm for missionary electrification as mandated by the Electric Power Industry
Reform Act of 2001. Napocor performs this mandate through its 275 small
power-utilities group or SPUG power facilities scattered all over the
archipelago.
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