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Grid operator National
Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is spearheading efforts in Southeast
Asia (SE) to find innovative solutions for sustainable, reliable, resilient,
and efficient power services.
The move seeks to
ensure non-stop operations of all power facilities and systems not only in the
Philippines but in the rest of the region.
Towards this end, NGCP
organized and brought to the Philippines the Technical Congress Southeast Asia
2018 (TechCon SE Asia 2018). Hosted by Wilson Transformer Company, together
with TJ | H2b Analytical Services, the conference gathered experts from across
the globe to share their knowledge, experience, and expertise on electricity
transmission and the power industry.
“Economies in Southeast
Asia continue to be more demanding as progress and development continually
grow; with that, the need to constantly satisfy the requirement for
sustainable, reliable, resilient, and efficient power services requires the
innovation and non-stop operations of all our facilities and systems,” NGCP
OIC-President Anthony L. Almeda said.
Participants at the
event have direct interest in finding solutions to challenges facing the power
industry, he said.
Thus, Almeda said that
as the sole transmission service provider in charge of System Operations in the
Philippines, NGCP has a unique overarching view of the power industry as it
connect generators to distributors and power consumers.
“It is then only
natural that we, together with our partners and stakeholders, be at the
forefront of all efforts to address the different issues that will determine
where our energy practices and strategies will lead our country and the
region,” he added.
Since 2015, TechCon has
been the power industry’s pre-eminent conference and exhibition known for its
international content. This year’s theme centers on “Life-management of
High-Voltage (HV) and Medium-Voltage (MV) power equipment,” and addresses
current issues that impact the power industry, such as asset management
strategies for aging electrical grid infrastructure.
NGCP, a privately owned
corporation in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s
power grid, brings its years of knowledge and expertise on energy transmission
to the TechCon. Seasoned NGCP engineers provided a glimpse on how to operate
the country’s power transmission network and shared their best practices to
TechCon participants, comprised mostly of engineers, managers, consultants,
specialists, and service providers from the power industry.
TechCon SE Asia 2018
brought together a diverse roster of power industry experts like Dr. Michel
Duval, creator of the Duval Triangle and a renowned leader in Dissolved Gas
Analysis (DGA), which is used to detect faults in transformers; Professor
Stefan Tenbohlen, Head of the Institute of Power Transmission and High-Voltage
Technology of the University of Stuttgart, Germany; and Dr. Antun Mikulecky of
the University of Zagreb, Croatia, who has 38 years of experience in power
transformers research and development.
Aside from global
experts in the power industry, TechCon SE Asia 2018 also brings together
members of the International Council on Large Electric Systems, delegates from
the ASEAN Power Utilities Association, and key stakeholders from the Philippine
energy sector and NGCP.
“While TechCon welcomes
participants from our industry partners, it is essentially a program to develop
our own talent pool. This is part of NGCP’s five-year career development plan
for our engineers, designed to let them grow with the company in their chosen
field while delivering top service to our customers. It is a progressive way to
learn, share, and think big, with our seasoned engineers passing their
knowledge on to our younger generation of engineers,” added Almeda.
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