By Lenie Lectura - March 12, 2019
THE National Grid Corp. of the
Philippines (NGCP) has enumerated a number of transmission projects that are
part of its annual Transmission Development Plan (TDP) for 2019-2040.
“Recognizing the crucial need for
reliable power to the economic development of the nation, NGCP again presented
its annual TDP [2019-2040] to map the company’s short-term and long-term
objectives in securing the Philippine transmission landscape,” the grid
operator said on Monday.
The TDP is NGCP’s road map, updated
annually, for the continuous expansion of the Philippine grid, detailing all
ongoing and future undertakings of the company, including all Energy Regulatory
Commission-approved projects, affected areas, significant milestones and
expected completion dates.
Among NGCP’s significant projects in
the TDP are the Bataan Grid Reinforcement Project and the Western Luzon
500-kiloVolt Backbone Project for Luzon, the Visayas Substation Reliability
project and Cebu-Negros-Panay Interconnection Project in the Visayas, and the
230-kV Backbone Project for Mindanao.
NGCP said it is still committed to
complete its Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project, which will see the
realization of one Philippine grid in 2020.
“As the Philippine economy continues
to grow, so must we in the power sector continue to develop our infrastructure
in order to cater to an ever-expanding network. As NGCP is in a unique position
to balance the supply and demand, the Transmission Development Plan is
imperative in supporting the growth of the entire industry,” stated NGCP.
As the system opertor, NGCP also
oversees grid security and reliability, power quality, and power dispatching
and scheduling. As such, NGCP designed the TDP to help identify and mitigate
causes of power interruptions and transmission-related outages.
To keep improving its transmission
planning process, NGCP also holds public consultations for its TDP. This year’s
consultations were set in January and February for all three regions. NGCP
hopes to hear ideas, suggestions, concerns, and ultimately integrate critical
comments from its stakeholders in the energy industry, industries, businesses,
and the public, in order to effectively carry out its strategies and
implementation schemes in the TDP.
“Through our TDP, we can ensure that
we have the necessary infrastructure to fulfill our vision of a strong, unified
electricity transmission network that can meet the country’s increasing power
needs until 2040—and beyond,” NGCP said.
NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately
owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the
country’s state-owned power grid, and is led by majority shareholders Henry Sy
Jr. and Robert Coyiuto, Jr.
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