NGCP eyes more projects to boost transmission network in Leyte

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WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2012 19:23 PAUL ANTHONY A. ISLA / REPORTER

THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s sole power-lines concessionaire, said on Wednesday that it continues to strengthen the power transmission network in Leyte.

The NGCP said the network expansion in Leyte aims to meet the increasing power demand and improve system reliability.

Among its ongoing projects this year is the Visayas Substation Expansion I Project. The NGCP said the expansion includes the installation of a new 100-megavolt ampere (MVA) transformer at Ormoc substation in Leyte.

The government agency said the transformer is set to be energized in December 2012.

It said among the projects in the area that are in their pre-construction stage is the Visayas Substation Reliability Project I, which involves the installation of a new transformer at Maasin substation in Southern Leyte.

The NGCP said the Ormoc-Babatngon 138-kiloVolt (kV) transmission line project involves the construction of a second circuit transmission line and its associated high-voltage equipment at the Ormoc and Babatngon substations.

Another project, the NGCP said, is the Ormoc-Maasin 138-kV transmission line project, which covers the stringing of a second circuit, and installation of related equipment at the Ormoc and Maasin substations.

The NGCP said it also implements the rehabilitation of its 69-kV transmission lines in the area.   

Since last year, the NGCP said a total of 617 wooden transmission poles have been replaced with steel poles. 

The rehabilitation, NGCP said, is expected to increase line reliability and significantly lessen the probability of line outages, especially during extreme weather conditions.

To ensure continuous power services, the NGCP also appeals for public support in the prevention of pilferage, sabotage, grass fires and kite flying near transmission and distribution lines.

The NGCP is a privately owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining and developing the country’s power grid. It transmits high-voltage electricity through “power superhighways” that include the interconnected system of transmission lines and towers, substations and related assets.     source