Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star)
- October 12, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The National
Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is set to start the construction of the
new Pagbilao substation within the quarter to cater to new generating
capacities in Quezon province.
In a statement, NGCP said it has
completed a series of public consultations with the local government of
Pagbilao and the communities to be affected by the project.
These consultations were initiated
by NGCP to present the project, gain support from the communities, and to
address any issues the public may have, especially in terms of right-of-way
acquisition and the possible effect of the project to the peoples’ livelihood.
“Should there be no further delays,
the project is set to commence construction by the last quarter of the year,”
NGCP said.
The project, with an ERC-approved
cost of P4.016 billion, is targeted for completion by March 2020.
NGCP said the project would fortify
the grid and support the entry of large capacity generations in Quezon which
are being built to address the rising demand for power.
These incoming power generation
projects include the 420-megawatt (MW) Pagbilao coal-fired power plant expansion,
500-MW San Buenaventura Power coal-fired power plant, and 600-MW Energy World
Corp. combined-cycle power plant, among others.
“With over 1500 MW of power coming
into the grid once these plants are online, we need a new gateway of power in
the Quezon province which can fully accommodate all these. The Pagbilao 500kV
substation will help ease voltage and load issues of nearby substations like
Tayabas, and further enhance transmission of power not only in Quezon province,
but also in the entire Luzon grid as well,” NGCP said.
Along with the construction of the
new substation, the project will also involve the expansion of the existing
Tayabas 500kV substation. This expansion will address the problem of
overloading of the Tayabas 500/230kV transformers and fault level issues.
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